FK, FKD, FKP

Could someone explain a difference for me between FK, FKD and FKP. Any particular features that distinguish them from one another?

Thanks,
Vlad.

jlp
early version are fk cameras ( 13x18, 18x24 )
later version are fkd cameras ( 13x18, 18x24 )
fkp are 30x40

did you forget fkr?

[url]www.photohistory.ru/1207248174899423.html[/url] have an other solution!

Thanks Mike! Abramov mentions FKP as 18x24 but stationary. I do understand what that means... I need to find my princelle and see what he has to say.. there seems to be no clear differentiation between these or maybe it just seems that way to me.. the whole production of these wooden cameras seems very disorganized to me..

Vlad

Ok I think I understand now what "stationary" FKP means . Damn this unit is BIG!

http://www.molotok.ru/show_item.php?item=428711641

Vlad

Kind day, Vlad!
" The Camera ФК 13х18 was let out in 1930 by workshops " КУБУЧ " and "Ленинградский фототехникум".
In 1931 - "ГОМЗ".
ФК 18х24 was let out "ГОМЗ" since 1950. Some experts count, that with 1931, together with ФК 13х18.
During Wold War II, ФК 13х18 was let out in evacuation in Йошкар-Ола.
In 1969 manufacture have transferred to the "Харьковская фотофабрика", which since 1973 began to refer to as a factory "Oргтехника".
Since 1975 the cameras were marked in Харьков as ФКД 13х18 and ФКД 18х24. ФКД 18х24 with the stationary device, which you saw on a "Molotok", refers to as ФКП 18х24.
ФКП 18х24 = ФКД 18х24 + stationary device
Since 1987 these cameras to make have stopped. "
Ю.Рышков " A Brief history of the Soviet camera ".
All the best, dmzi

Vlad, correctly
fkp is a great camera, and the biggest in my collection.
1m long and about 30 kg in weight

dmzi
you can make a new entry. I can not read Cyrillic part. Thank you

Regards Mike

Dmzi,

Thanks very much for your explanation now it makes more sense to me because I thought FK series were built in parallel on some factories and the production was scattered, but based on this timeline I see that it was just moved from one place to another, although I can report contradicting information - I just bought a Kharkov Fotofabrika FKD from 1964, so it was earlier than 1969 when it was made there....

Mike,
Switch your character encoding to Cyrillic Windows-1251 and the characters come through.
Regarding the FKP camera Wow!! is that the 30x40 camera you're talking about? I would love to see images of that unit!

Thanks both!
Vlad

Vlad!
It is very interesting. And is it possible to see a photo of year and name of the camera? Too many authors specify 1969.
Thank s, dmzi

Dmzi,

Here are images, unfortunately the tag is not very clear photo but I can post a better one once I receive it. The seller is a good friend of mine and he said it's 1964

http://tinyurl.com/5p55wm

Cheers,
Vlad.

Thanks Vlad
I can read it now.
to my camera, I speak from the stationary 18x24cm (molotok).
Unfortunately, I only bought the camera.
I will assemble the camera and make a photo.
Regards

vlad

i have make an entry for FKP!
you can see a compare with FK 13x18

regards
mike

Thanks Mike!! What a monster! I just coincidentally also received my 18x24 FKD (Fotofabrika Kharkov), just wanted to confirm, it is in fact 1964! So I guess we need to rework the timeline here presented by Dmzi.

Regards,
Vlad

yes vlad, it`s a monster

all timeline ( jlp, abramov, dmzi ) are not correct, but they are a beginning for right timeline.

regards
mike

Yes they certainly provide the baseline. So a logical conclusion may be that both Leningrad and Kharkov produced these cameras in parallel between 1964 and 1969 until finally it was completely transferred to Kharkov.

Vlad

Abramov page has fk or fkd cameras and an unknown camera. what is that for a camera and why is this camera on this page? I think it is not Russian.

http://www.photohistory.ru/1207248174899423.html

thanks for answer!

regards
mike

Mike, isn't it your camera? Or am I mistaken? I think someone in our group just recently bought this camera on eBay... I think Bill and I even talked about it at some point... rings some kind of bell but I can't be sure..