just arrived in my collection

Zenit 15 black by Vilejka 1985
Zenitar-M 1.7/50



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Early FED 1b No. 8866 with notched viewfinder frame and the angular viewfinder.

Another Fed S, here. One of the very first ones, probably (s/n 55217), but without the 2/50mm lens, alas...


(photo of the seller, sokrat_photo)

It's my 98th Fed 1. The 100th soon!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques, great! What a nice FED. Hope you'll find the next two soon :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hi folks,

I have found this rare early black Jupiter 8 from 1966 the last time. It has the shape of the silver ones and it not browned/black oxided but black painted.







Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Zenit 17 / Jupiter 3 / Chajka 2M













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A Fed 1 in battledress, here (some weeks ago, in fact).
Just for fun (and for the 1e inscription!)



Amitiйs.

absolutely beautiful!
regards
LP

Almaz 103 / MC Zenitar 16mm



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Help me out, what is this?
An old man sold it to me, he said it's been in his closet for 30 years.
He said he used it to take pictures of himself.

Hi Martti,
Certainly a Fed NKVD 1d/1e, by what I see. Without engravings (are there traces of erasure ?).
The lens is very interesting in itself: a LTM Sonnar 2/5cm. Do you have its serial number or a photo of the beauty ring?

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Hello!
No marks from FED logo removal.

A cover erased, then re-chromed, waiting for another engraving? But it seems there is no difference between the chromes cover/upper plate. So, a cover originally non engraved?
To know more, is there a date marked inside, on the shutter box?

Jacques.
PS: it seems you miss the RF front window. PM if you need one.

Hi Martti, welcome back! Haven't seen you around in a long time! . I have a similar one but with unfinished chroming. I think the engraving has been filled (instead of filed down) and entire top cover has been re-chromed for later transformation into a Feica, I've encountered a few of these. Someone did a very good job.

Best regards,
Vlad

My 100th Fed 1.
In fact, an early Fed 1f, with prewar features (circled release button, for example).
I will tell more when I have it.



Amitiйs. Jacques.

Hi Jacques,
red window on the back side seems to be made later. it doesn't match the camera type.
Let me know please when you get the camera.

Regards, Alexander

Yes, Alexander.
These windows can be seen only on the 1a and very early 1b. And too when there was a special reason to check the register. For the moment, I don't know if this camera is original or was assembled with spare parts...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

sincere congratulations, jacques, you made it quite soon. 100! incredible!

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Hello Vlad and everybody else!

Is there a date marked inside, on the shutter box?
I will look after.
Will try to find out from the seller, where did he get it. He used it last time in 90s.
What to you think, is it possible to look through the surface with some medical device, xray of something?

Hi Martti,

Yes, there should be a date (day and month only) engraved on the shutter box, where you insert the film. It corresponds to the checking of the mechanism, before the complete assembling. It's not always readable because of the erasion by the cartridge.

Here is an example: 16 X (or XI ?



Have you found the missing window?

Amitiйs. Jacques.