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FT 1

1948-1949

Panoramic camera FT (FT-1) was made in 1948 and released in limited quantities in 1949. Designer of the prototype is F.B. Tokarev, a famous designer of firearms. Tokarev's prototype was severely revised by E.V. Solovyov.

Year of manufacture: 1949
Quantity released: 10
Panoramic angle: 120 degrees
135-type film 24x105mm, 12 frames

Lens: Industar-22 3.5/50, speed 1/50s
No film rewind present, lens is fixed on infinity.

Source (http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/ft/index.html) Photo: Jean Loup Princelle "Made in USSR - The authentic guide to Soviet and Russian cameras."