Liliputs and Maliutkas

From a private collection in Russia. Photo by A. Nikitin.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2742018_liliputs.jpg

Thanks, Vlad.
It could be a subject in iself.
Is there a specialist here concerning these cameras to describe them in detail?

Thanks! Jacques.

Aidas has a great article you can run through translate on Maliutkas:

http://sovietcams.com/index.php?-404028333

And I have only two...
Yes, this is the catching thing: there is always more versions made, than you can ever get, once you learn more about a camera

Best regards,
Juhani

Thanks, Vlad.
Once more, a most interesting camera...
But I agree with Juhani. Once the collection has started, it's a never ending question. I have that problem too with the Fed 1s: there is always something missing...

Jacques.

Hi Vlad,

great photo, but there weren't so many modifications as cameras you see on this picture. So far as I know there were two cameras "Malutka" in black and red-brown and 4 cameras "Liliput": two issues (with GOMZ logo and witout) in black and red-brown. Besides that you can find two modifications of shutting lever description on Liliput cameras: over the lever and behind the lever (s. photos)


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232911.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232953.jpg



Regards, Alexander

Hi Alexander,

well apparently there were also differences in rings around the lens nad the lenses themselves.. ..

Cheers,
Vlad

Vlad,
this lens block you can unscrew and screw in anything you will have. This block consists of a thin lens and a plastic cap, which was very fragile and broke down very often. So it could be replaced with something similar.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_233118.jpg

Such cameras you see also on the photo of Alexey: the last one in the first row and the third one in the second row.



Regards, Alexander

hmm.. you think these are just generic replacements? Interesting.. may be...