LOMO: your help is needed

Dear friends,

I'd like to ask your help in material about LOMO history and cameras. I have plans to create a new website, dedicated to 100th Anniversary of LOMO factory (2014). A lot of documents and cameras are already assembled, but many prototype cameras are still missing in my archives. I have discussed with SSK book authors recently and they have promised to assist me as they could.

Among members of our Forums there are many collectors with unique Lomo collections indeed. I would like to ask all of you to share the quality pics of cameras and documents with me.

I'm not able to write LOMO history myself, but I have enough practise to show all (almost all) possible Lomo cameras, released since 1929. Since new LOMO website is intended to be in Russian language only (sorry ... ), all interesting cameras would be placed on www.sovietcams.com either.

I have contacted some of you directly, but I have no possibilities to contact you all, sorry ...

My e-mails:

admin@sovietcams.com
aidas.pikiotas@lituka.com


Thanks in advance!

Best Regards,
Aidas
www.sovietcams.com

No problem , Aidas friend...
I answered you on your email.
Alain

Aidas, as I said on the phone with you earlier today - fantastic idea!

I forgot to mention something though. In terms of more historical material - something to add to your list - I don't know if you have the "Lubitel+ Love from waist level" book from Lomographic society, the author Michael Kuhle (I have no idea why his name is not on the cover though) had assembled some historical data in it on Lubitel cameras including the profiles on actual camera designers. Maybe it can be used as a reference. And our friends Alain and Luiz are in that book as well, as well as myself and this site get an honorary mention on credits page . I have it, if needed I will be more than happy to ship it to you for reference.

Regards,
Vlad

Hello Aidas,
it is really great idea! I have some interesting Fotokor cameras, not presented in SSK book (special issues? home made?) and a collection of pocket calendars with LOMO production of 1985. I can make for you some photos of them.

Regards, Alexander

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Originally posted by mermoz37

No problem , Aidas friend...
I answered you on your email.
Alain

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dear Alain,

I'm very happy to have you as a Lomo-partner indeed ... Now I'm sure, that new project will be 100% successuful !!!

Best Regards,
Aidas

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Originally posted by Vlad

Aidas, as I said on the phone with you earlier today - fantastic idea!

I forgot to mention something though. In terms of more historical material - something to add to your list - I don't know if you have the "Lubitel+ Love from waist level" book from Lomographic society, the author Michael Kuhle (I have no idea why his name is not on the cover though) had assembled some historical data in it on Lubitel cameras including the profiles on actual camera designers. Maybe it can be used as a reference. And our friends Alain and Luiz are in that book as well, as well as myself and this site get an honorary mention on credits page . I have it, if needed I will be more than happy to ship it to you for reference.

Regards,
Vlad

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Thanks, Vlad! I'm not familiar with your mentioned source yet, so any additional information would be very appreciated indeed!

Best Regards,
Aidas

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Originally posted by AlexanderK

Hello Aidas,
it is really great idea! I have some interesting Fotokor cameras, not presented in SSK book (special issues? home made?) and a collection of pocket calendars with LOMO production of 1985. I can make for you some photos of them.

Regards, Alexander

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Thanks Alexander! It's a deal! I would be very interested to see your pocket calendars as well as Fotokor cameras.

Best Regards,
Aidas

dear friends,

I was very surprised, that my idea was met so kindly. I already have some experience with memebers of our Forums in camera evolution researches. Just remember a "Komsomolets" camera classifier for instance ...

But I would like to say a special thanks to Juhani for our never-ending investigations in Smena "Klondikes" indeed!

Now I can say for sure, if you want to know the history of LOMO, it's enough to know the evolution of Smena cameras. I will try to prove my theory quite soon ...

Thanks a lot!

With best regards,
Aidas

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Originally posted by AidasCams
But I would like to say a special thanks to Juhani for our never-ending investigations in Smena "Klondikes" indeed!

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I would rather say that I am a Smena-dedicated freak

Best regards,
Juhani

Dear Aidas
Your idea is really marvelous!
In 1990 and 1995 I booked a visit to LOMO factory and had a very good welcome. I believe there will be no problem to you. I had a long conversation with them and the grat point of the visit which astonished me was the LOMO Museum. Today I believe it was partly dismantled. The origins of LOMO remaains in the French shop of Debrie pehaps 1909/1910 which became a factory in 1914. By this same reason they specialized in movie cameras (KINAP) tape recorders, disc recorders, microphones loudspeakers and auditorium paraphernalia. During WW1 they transfered factories from Lithuania (I believe) Goerz and Zeiss which repaired and made simple lenses and assemblies to Leningrad which further were amalgamented in a single holding (or trest) as they call.
This true history perhaps could be assisted by the museum curator which I believe should be the better person to assist in organizing such beautiful pages. Since now I am expressing my personal interest in such work towards the publication in Portuguese language.

My best regards and desires in exitous results.
Lp

Many thanks, Luiz!

As I have told before, I'm not able to write LOMO history myself, but I'm trying to collect all the possible material, related to LOMO cameras

At least 2 interesting books about LOMO history were issued in 1964 and 1982 (I have both of them already ... ) and very informative article by Andrey Sheklein in present time, plus many small articles at Sovietskoe Foto magazine, etc ...

Best Regards,
Aidas

Dear friends,

I'm searching for quality pics of GOMZ prewar wooden 13x18 and 18x24 cameras, please help me!

I have an information, that some wooden prewar cameras were released with VOOMP markings on the lens. May be any of our respectable Members owning such a camera as well? Any materials would be very appreciated!

Best Regards,
Aidas

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

The origins of LOMO remaains in the French shop of Debrie pehaps 1909/1910 which became a factory in 1914.

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See http://www.lomo.ru/site/about/index.php?stid=155&any=y

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

During WW1 they transfered factories from Lithuania (I believe) Goerz and Zeiss which repaired and made simple lenses and assemblies to Leningrad which further were amalgamented in a single holding (or trest) as they call.

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This facts are not from the LOMO (GOZ, GOMZ) history.

may be helpfull for you ? :

I possess a complete set 13x18 wood camera whith GOMZ logo (Industar 4 lens) from 1938 (filters set from Gomz whith hammer and sickle and star marks)

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Originally posted by mermoz37

may be helpfull for you ? :

I possess a complete set 13x18 wood camera whith GOMZ logo (Industar 4 lens) from 1938 (filters set from Gomz whith hammer and sickle and star marks)

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Many thanks, Alain! I would be very interested to get pictures of your early camera! Thanks in advance!

Best Regards,
Aidas