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Originally posted by SteveA
Hi Sean, generally the later Ukrainian ones serial number did not start with the year of manufacture. Ukraine gained independence in late 1991 so the last of the Soviet ones would be around this date (91nnnnn). Also the cameras were marked as made in the Ukraine. Bear in mind they were still made on the same worn tooling - not sure whether a surge in Nationalism after independence was reflected in a marked improvement in build quality!!
Cheers,
Steve
Not sure about it. I have a 1992 camera, so after independence, which is impeccable, but it bears the 92 numbering and no indication "Ukraine". As I own quite some, this one is much better made, less "rough", so maybe they really made some progress and maybe they cared more about quality.
I also have a CM camera with a very low number, 1515. This indicates that it is made in Ukraine. Until now I believed that it was made about the year 2000, as I have been told on a Kiev forum, but if you have better information, please tell me. EDIT: https://kievaholic.com/faq_general.html#howold states that until 1999 they used the old system and my camera would be from 2000.
I had an 89 camera which was as smooth as my 92 camera. So I thought that they had improved at least in 89. I gave this camera to a friend and it still works fine.
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