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12/13/2007 09:57

Vlad,

I believe that price was old rubles, it should cost 90 new rubles in 1958?

12/13/2007 10:01

No I think it's the new roubles, Zhang.. Start was ridiculously expensive.. probably the most expensive amateur camera. (I'm not talking about Vostok or Rakurs)..

12/13/2007 10:08

Hi, okynek,

I have seen a Start with a s/n 58002xxx.

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Originally posted by okynek

Yes, this is very early vertion. 1958 was first year of Start production and little bit more the 1000 cameras was made that year. You should put pictures to wiki!

12/13/2007 11:05

Well Start was intended for professional use. Mostly by correspondents of big and small newspapers. I'm not sure if Start completely full fill this niche. But 900 new rubles it was more like year salary for engineers( after college yang engineer got 85 rubles per month, and senior earn around 100 rubles per month in 60th). So may be 900 in old rubles. After all Zenit at that time cost around 50 rubles and FED something like 40 rubles. Big money for that time any way. It could be problem to sell indeed.

12/13/2007 21:12

Ok, I did some research. You guys are right, according to this pricelist... http://www.zenit.istra.ru/qa/qa-prices.html ... Start cost 125 roubles... so 900-something had to be pre-reform money.. Still it's quite a lot...

Vlad.

12/13/2007 23:01

I have heard that the Leningrad was the most expensive consumer camera of that time. Is that correct?

Regards, Bill

12/14/2007 07:18

quote:
Originally posted by Vlad

http://www.zenit.istra.ru/qa/qa-prices.html ...

See the note on this page bottom. Some prices, unfortunately, not confirmed...

P.S. START price confirmed: 125 Rubles.

12/14/2007 09:37

Hi,

Here is an image of this 5800366 Start.

12/14/2007 09:42

IIRC, the most expensive production hobbist camera was Kiev 88 TTL at 850 rubles.

quote:
Originally posted by Zoom

quote:
Originally posted by Vlad

http://www.zenit.istra.ru/qa/qa-prices.html ...

See the note on this page bottom. Some prices, unfortunately, not confirmed...

P.S. START price confirmed: 125 Rubles.

12/14/2007 19:23

quote:
Originally posted by Kievuser

IIRC, the most expensive production hobbist camera was Kiev 88 TTL at 850 rubles.

It was ~20 years later. An inflation... ;)

12/14/2007 20:43

Beautiful camera, Zhang...
Thanks to make me see what's a 1st vers. !

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