My latest purchases

the "bottom" shelf with 1e to &g. And some early Zorkis.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1282016_DSCF2513.JPG

I had forgotten that one: Fed 1b and some 1c.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1282016_DSCF2516.JPG

Sorry for the quality: the shelves are in a dark corner... I have a small house too.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Yes, yes, yes. This is it.
I'm fan of this Leica II construction. Here I can see only this one.
Thank you Jacques, I can look and look at above photos.
What about your Leicas ?

Small questions about 2 lenses.
On this photo:
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1282016_DSCF2513.JPG
on left bottom corner is strange Sonnar 1.5, could you write me sth about the lens ?
On the same photo on right upper corner i is this rigid Industar 22 ?

That's a lot of FED and Zorkis!
Congratulation for this nice collection!

Fantastic, Jacques! Sorry for late reply, I was travelling, I love the variety on those FEDs! Do you have them in 5000 serial number increments now?

Best regards,
Vlad

Thanks, Vlad, Alfa and Pierre. Note there is a mirror behind the cameras which doubles the real number!

Concerning alfa's question: the Sonnar is a "home made" conversion of a bayonet one. Interesting: it's a wartime one, and it is mounted on a 1e. That seems correct, chronologically speaking. The seller told me he found all that "as is" twenty years ago.

About the other lens, it's a 1947 2/5cm ZK (certainly fake) mounted, for the moment, on a Zorki 1a/1b.

As for the Leicas, I will make a photo (it will be enough!).

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Thank you Jacques.

I'm on holiday with my family. Today it was raining almost whole day so I had enough time to "study" Jacques's collection.
Can I have 2 more questions ?
On this photo:
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1282016_DSCF2508.JPG
we can see gold fake Leica.
1) One camera closer to a viewer is original Leica III with Summar 2/50. Why Leica among russian cameras ?
2) One camera closer to camera from point 1) is very strange fake Leica. Rewind knob has greater diameter than it should have. As a consequence top plate is shorter than in regular FED or Leica. All knobs and speed dial are strange. What is/was the camera ?

About your questions, Alfa...
Thanks! You have found again my 1933 chromed Leica III (F): I didn't know where it was!

About your second question, I suppose you talk of this camera: http://ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2723

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Thanks for your answer Jacques.

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Originally posted by Jacques M.

Thanks! You have found again my 1933 chromed Leica III (F): I didn't know where it was!

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You're welcome.
Next time if you cannot find any other camera in your home - just ask me.

Last 2 questions.
1) On the same photo behind "gold Leica". What is it ? FED Arsenal ?
2) On the last photo:
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1282016_DSCF2516.JPG
There is a camera on right upper corner just near mirror its top plate is shining more intensively than regular FED, Zorki or Leica. Is this a USSRPhoto 5 Year anniversary custom FED or something else ?

Really, it's raining all the time during your holidays, alfa!

First question: it's "only" a Fed Sport, with a rapid winder, a 2/50mm Fed lens and a 1/1000th shutter. The "Fed Arsenal" is not on these photos.
And for the "more shining" camera, it's a "no name" 1d with bright chrome and no engraving. You have good eyes!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

And now, my Leicas, from a very early I(A) to the MP.
On the backgroud, two intruders: a civilian Kardon and a Periflex.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2082016_DSCF2519.JPG

Newt time, my Contax/Kievs!

My Contaxes and Kievs, by chronological order.
The Jena-Contaxes and early Kievs are in the middle.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2082016_DSCF2523.JPG

Jacques.

Now it is not raining any more but I didn't wanted to ask questions like machine gun.
Thank you Jacques for photos of Leicas and Contaxes/Kievs. Leicas are so precise. I can see there a few realy interesting items. And I like Contaxes I too.

OK but let's go back to russian cameras.

FED Sport, you have it, wwwwoooooooowwwww. Does body differ from regular FED S or it is only FED S with rapid winder ? I can see advanced knob is different than regular one.

Here is a topic about my Sport, with some photos.
http://ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1464&SearchTerms=fed,sport

But there are others on USSRphoto. The most surprising is perhaps that the rapid winder perfectly works...

Jacques.

Thank you Jacques. Interesting camera.

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Originally posted by Vlad

Well also I took a few photos of my latest state of collection, it's been many years since I posted it, I would like to see what you guys are up to as well, post your collections and what they look like now!


Cheers,
Vlad

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Hi,
Here's mine :

Holy molly!! You are crowned as the Kiev King from now on Jed! . And Jacques is FED King.

Well, pictured is only a fraction of my Kiev collection