A very strange Jupiter-3

Hi,

I saw an image of a J-3 with a much longer lens barrel. Has anyone seen such a lens before? It is also rangefinder coupled, but it must have a very different optical design.



Cheers,

Zhang

Vey strange Zhang.... Very strange.. But a J-3 is always a J-3 I suppose it differs only in the mechanical construction. Pehaps a trial type made by BelOMO in the 1957s...?

Is this a BelOMO logo though??? I thought BelOMO had the single crescent in it..

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

...Pehaps a trial type made by BelOMO in the 1957s...?

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By ZOMZ, dear Luiz.

Again and again:
http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-logos.html

Dear Zoom
OK ZOMZ but....
Did not the original BelOMO Snachok also be a Skleika?

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo


Did not the original BelOMO Snachok also be a Skleika?

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No. According that page (and an optical technology ;) -- a single lens.

Hi, Luiz, You are right, a J-3 is a J-3.But this is a rare J-3. I think I have seen 4 factories that made J-3s. I wonder which of them made the best quality ones?

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

Vey strange Zhang.... Very strange.. But a J-3 is always a J-3 I suppose it differs only in the mechanical construction. Pehaps a trial type made by BelOMO in the 1957s...?

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Dear Zhang,
What is the mount? What is the serial number?

Regards, Bill

This J-3 "Odd ball" seems to be made for Zorki cameras There is although a super rare one made in 1949 for the "Original GOI Leningrad" with metal rotary focal plane shutter--- the same shutter later used in Kiev 10 and 15 cameras.
Acording to my observations and researchs, KMZ did produce "ZK 1.5" in 1947 ... J-3 in 1950.. but soon left production to "Sergei Pozad"- the KOMZ. I have never seen a J-3 with KMZ logo built after 1951.
Asking to Zang -Which is the manufacturing year of this J-8?
And now the help of Zoom.

Hi Bill,

It is a LTM mount, and s/n 6107978. It was sold before I had a chance.

Cheers,

Zhang

Hi Luiz,

I have a KMZ ltm mount J-3 s/n 5200670. Maybe the last KMZ J-3?

Kind Regards.

Zhang

[size=2]It is a LTM mount, and s/n 6107978[/size=2].
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Probably one of the last "Skleika" series. subsequent ones have hthe "Eye" logo.




have a KMZ ltm mount J-3 s/n 5200670. Maybe the last KMZ J-3?
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Very probably. In the last month of the year they used to inscribe the next year.

Hi,Luiz,

I just saw a 1955 KMZ J-3 for sale, so these were made longer than we thought.

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Very probably. In the last month of the year they used to inscribe the next year.

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