just arrived in my collection

My newest find, a like new FED 1b with low serial number (11367). It has very fine and shiny chrome and a much finer vulcanite. It seems to be PE0185 as described on Aidas' site. I had to disasssemble it because of hard curtains, and under a lot of dirt and grind I have found this beauty:









Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hello Jacques,
very nice camera, congratulation! What do you mean with "40 items only"? Where did you find this wrong information?


Regards, Alexander

Hi Alexander,
I found an allusion on this legend on Sovietcam.com. False, of course. About that question, it could be interesting to complete a bit the s/n we have in the wiki: are there "ordinary" non-Ukrainian Kiev III inside the range?
Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

I had an Ukrainian Kiev IIIa with serial number 5828601 and a normal Kiev IIIa with serial number 5828053. So really close together.

And, if the number of about 40 KIIV IIIa is wrong, what do you think how much of them were made? I have no idea.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Added in the wiki. Thanks, Ulrich.
I will have a look to find other ones, if possible.
No idea about the real number of the "Ukrainian" Kiev IIIa...
Amitiйs. Jacques.
PS: your early Feb 1b is absolutely beautiful!

Jacques,

thanks, yes, the FED is now one of the beautifuls I own.

Here is another like-new camera, a Zorki 2. It works perfectly and after a CLA it is quiet as a Leica. It comes with the original Zorki 2 leather case, spool and film cassette.

I like the Zorki 2 more than the Zorki, because of the selftimer and that you can change the speeds even it is not cocked.

The engraved versions seem to be more rare than the one with the logo stamped in. But I have not seen a rule when they were engraved and when they were stamped. That seems to be mixed over the few years they were built.









Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hi all!!!

One more in my collection....

A special one arrived yesterday
I will open a special thread with more pics for this!!
Enjoy!!

Fred

Nice camera indeed, Jacques.

Mine's nr. 5834666, with matching Jupiter-8 nr. 5841216, as already reported elsewhere in this webpage already.

All the best,

Enzo

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Originally posted by Jacques M.

A Kiev III Ukrainian engravings arrived here some days ago:





Rather rare, but the 40 items only are a legend!
Very happy with this symbolic camera.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

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5834392


Best regards,
Juhani

Thanks, Enzo.

A Zorki 1 "black nylon" arrived some days ago. Not so common, I think.
The camera was equipped with an Industar 26M, certainly not original. But this one is interesting: it's a very early one with big ciphers.



Amitiйs. Jacques.

And this morning, it was a "no name" Kiev, from 1963.
It came without lens, but I have had a correct Sonnar for a long time...

Received today the Fed 1b s/n 10767, with a very early "flush" RF window. The s/n 10607 still has a notched one.



Amitiйs. Jacques.

Some time ago I was told about a full set of a splendid mint Kiev 15 set which was going to be sold.
I went to the seller address which is not fr from my home and found his mother, who was going to sell the Russian camera collection from her son who was yet transfered to live in Spain due his employement.
I was not prepared to see ou feel his really exquisite collection full of unique articles. I was really surprised.
His name is Gilberto and i was immediatly touched by his own taste and skills.
Soon after I was introduced to the Kiev 15 outfit his mother showed me an extention bellows which I could not identify its bayonet. Of course primary made for 6x6 cameras and magistrally completely hand made.
I found it a so strange and spectacular collection that I prepared a set of photos which I will gradually share it in this fуrum. Mr Gilberto, Who I cound not get in touch has high skills and a modest profile which is very uncommon nowadays.
There were several kits, once his collection is primary focused in complete camera sets and not specially cameras alone. I bought all the available items and Will show each one to our members.
Our first demonstratios is a specially prepaired Zorki S (Note in the choosen bag letters Z-Y as analogy or coincidence ?) and home made lenses “Gilbert 1” on hand made lens case.
This kit was particularly choosen because undoubtably FEDs and Zorkis directly descendants of Leicas (first shape generation) are the most attractive cameras and evoke dreams from everyone.
A particular and different characteristic of his taste was his optical collection on microscopes but this runs out from our main focus.
There was a particular item which particularly touched me but I Will show in the next issue.

this is the second image of the modified camera

now the set