just arrived in my collection

Ulrich,
this lens is a little bit common : special edition in 80 'S for Moscow olympic games . you can match it easily on a Zenit 80's body whith such a logo ans so make a nice set.

Alain and Juhani,

thanks, I thought it was more uncommon :-) But nevertheless I like the lens box with the "golden" name on it.

But another goodie is on the way to me, a FED 1B (Type B3) with serial number 9xxx :-) I hope it arrives the next days to me.

Ulrich

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Here "rare" has a different meaning
What I also like in that Jupi-box is the strap lugs. Many times I wonder how they carried their equipment back in USSR-times. In coat pockets?

Best regards,
Juhani

With a non flush rangefinder (= ridge), Ulrich?
Yesterday, I bought a Fed-Zorki # 02373. The only one which is not in Japan and not bought by Jeff!
Interesting: some details seem later than on my # 03278. I will do a close comparison when I have it.

Really, all that (and specially this topic) is ruinous...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

today the FED arrives here. You are right, it has a rectangular viewfinder with a small step to the top, just like the FED 1B3 on Aidas site.

And you are right too, this thread is ruinous... :-)

Ulrich

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Jacques,

here it is, it's really beautiful :-)



And because we are all a little bit crazy... today a "few" cameras in a big packet arrived here :-D



Ulrich


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OK, finally, perhaps I'm not so crazy!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

well... it was an offer that I could not resist :-)

Ulrich

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Grmbl... I hate days like this :-) I saw an early Zorki 1b on ebay (serial number 17xxx) and won it. I only wanted to have it for comparison against my Zorki 1a and my later Zorki 1b models and then sell it away...

But it is the smoothest Zorki 1 that I ever have seen. It cocks so easy and smooth, it releases quiet and it looks nice too. So this is a real russian Leica and I have to keep it :-)

Ulrich

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I have found last week a very interesting FED-lens, that I have not seen live before.
It is FED-Stereo (Leitz Stemar copy) with s/n 205. It seems to be a 2nd version with black engraving. It looks optically very good, the diaphragm seems to be working and I am going to try my luck with taking pictures with this lens.




Regards, Alexander

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Originally posted by AlexanderK

I have found last week a very interesting FED-lens, that I have not seen live before.
It is FED-Stereo (Leitz Stemar copy) with s/n 205. It seems to be a 2nd version with black engraving. It looks optically very good, the diaphragm seems to be working and I am going to try my luck with taking pictures with this lens.

Regards, Alexander

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I have seen it on ebay. After I have seen the price I have asked me "what crazy guy has got this... 500 bucks" Now I see that it is one of the crazy guys from here :-D

Ulrich

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By the way... some weeks are gone since the "big packet" arrived here. It was a real surprise. First thougth was "No one has a bag, but all have spools in it!"

Besides the dark brown FED 2 there are some nice things:

A red and a blue FED 2, the red one will replace the one in my collection. If anybody wants to have a nice red FED 2b mail me :-)

A Zorki-Zorki 1b in nice condition with 5 digits serial number and a Zorki 1e like new.

One very nice FED 2a with low 5 digits serial.

And a very late FED 2d Type D7 according to Aidas' site. Serial number starts with 6827.

Some of the other Zorki 1 had broken shutters. Btw, I have seen a lot of broken shutters (holes in the curtains, hard curtains and so on) on Zorki 1c models with serials in between 200000 and 300000 before. Earlier and later Zorkis mostly have intact shutter curtains.

Ulrich
PS: The blue and my red FED 2, the Zorki 1e are to sell :-)

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Hello Ulrich,
you are right, it is crazy to collect russian cameras at all . I just wanted to see it live and now I have the perfect possibility to do it! I don't worry about the price, this lens goes on eBay with the same price as I got it

Regards, Alexander

Another nice find :-) Today a silver Telemar 22 5.6/200 arrives here. It has M42 mount and serial number 000170. I think this is a nice low number :-)

Ulrich

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Thats funny Ulrich, I recently got a black m42 Telemar 22A serial 000415- great minds think alike. As a matter of interest the writing on the filter end of my lens is in roman not cyrillic script, I have not seen many pics of this lens but they all have cyrillic lettering -what is yours if I may ask?. BTW I have taken some shots with it and its not bad, a little low in contrast but very light and handy to use.
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2752010__G109142.jpg



Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2852010_Telemar22.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2852010_Telemar22_3.JPG

Mine



Best regards,
Juhani

Today a nice Zorki 3 arrives here. A set I have never seen before. Camera in good condition, leather bag with the small plastic card, instruction booklet (never have one of the Zorki 3 seen before), papers in the booklet and Zorki 3 box!

The best is, the camera number on the box, on the papers and on the camera itself are the same, the lens serial number is the same as in the papers. So an original Zorki 3 set. I have never seen one before.



Ulrich

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Congratulations ! Even the box looks brand- new !

Jed,

yes, the box is really like new, as the whole camera. I have CLA'ed it today and now it looks as it comes out of the factory yesterday. Really nice and a very fine piece for my collection. It seems that it wasn't used for decades. Inside the camera was a small piece of paper with writings "Zorki 3, Jupiter, Box, Bag, Booklet, 4|2|1974". Maybe the seller or someone else has bought it in 1974 and never used since that time.

Ulrich

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Bravo for this brand new 1954 Zorki 3, Ulrich!
The papers and the box are most interesting. But certainly you have room enough to collect all that is interesting!
Considering the serial number, I suppose your Zorki is a "classic" 3?

Amitiйs. Jacques.