just arrived in my collection

Thank you Alain for answer!
I was hoping that top of chrome Kristall made same way as on Zenit 3 - by stamping. I have my theory how Kristall was born. May be some day I'll post it.

okynek ....yes , please tell me now your theory ...even if it is a fantasy ;-) which one can say vodka effects on soviets engineers

There are my thoughts, which are not backed up by any paperwork, as I know.
I think that Kristall, as Mir-Zorki4, and Zarya-FED2, was mean to be a cheap version of mainstream camera Zenit 3M.
Zenit 3M I think was intended to have lighmeter and slow speeds. All this in 1962.
But manufacturing problems did not let this materialize. And after year or so, KMZ gives up and rename Kristall to Zenit 3M.
Arguments for this theory are camera itself. Look how it constricted; it has special room for lightmeter and for slow speed gears.

One more Liliput, and my Maliutka will arrive in the end of this week

Last week I finally bought my first Sniper:



Some filters are missing but otherwise a good kit and a nice price of 71 euros totally.


Best regards,
Juhani

congratulation Juani ....good hunter diploma !!!

Hello,

I have found a red Liliput, but the price for the camera is too high (I think so). How much must cost this camera today?



Regards, Alexander

My collection is now getting smaller:





And personally I would not pay more than 150 euros for a Liliput, but it is only my opinion...

Best regards,
Juhani

The latest addition to my collection is this KMZ PS-2 which I found at a London dealers. It's a 1944 model, complete with its four cassettes and orange filter. Unfortunately it is missing its lens hood and lens cap, so I am on the search for replacements.




David

(http://www.rcccuk.com)

I have got it!!! Yes!!! It is the early soviet plate camera ARFO-Komsomoletz (Nr.02121) in great condition with ARFO leather case and plates! According to the SSK book it ist 2nd release with ARFO-lens.



Regards, Alexander

David,

What a wonderful find !
It looks to be in beautiful shape.
Good luck in tracking down the few items to complete it.

Congratulations !!

Steve

David,

What a wonderful find !
It looks to be in beautiful shape.
Good luck in tracking down the few items to complete it.

Congratulations !!

Steve

David,

I think this is a really rare find. I have never seen a FED-Sniper before.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hi David,
Really a marvelous item. In fact the dream of most of us!
It seems as if the serial number of the body is between c. 40000 and 60000? A late 1b or an early 1c?

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Alexander, that's a super rare camera - congratulations!

And David - WOW! You found the holy grail! This piece really culminates a collecting career! Bravo!

Cheers,
Vlad

Hi Jacques,

The FED body is a late 1b, which surprises me. I would have expected it to be a 1c or even a 1d as the outfit was manufactured in 1944. It is possible that this is not the original FED, as it would be quite easy to swap the mounting plate. On the other hand, maybe KMZ took over the remaining stock of cameras, parts and lenses from GOI.



David

(http://www.rcccuk.com)

Hi David,

I have in my datas the FS2 serial number 1200 (made in 1944), body number 61557. So an early 1c with 1/1000th, that time.
It was sold by Westlicht auction (auction n° 6).

Probably KMZ were using what they found, including spare parts, to mount these items. Certainly it was not easy to find brand new Fed 1 in 1944!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Yesterday it was again time for the finnish collectors fair in Helsinki:



A brand new Popeda 122 serial 95074033



A mint 50y 3m with printed texts, with the KMZ-prism logo front, serial 67044888 and lens 0368845



The original Smena, finally!



A fully working FED serial 5890, also something that I have been wanting for a long long time!

Those I bought

Best regards,
Juhani

These I didn't buy, please look closely to the background cameras also

















Best regards,
Juhani

Juhani,

congratulations, nice, specially the FED 1 one. It's only 9 numbers away from mine, take a look:

http://fotos.cconin.de/kameras/fed1.htm#fed1ac

Why didn't you by the sport or the FED S? What were the prices at the collectors fair in Helsinki?

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Wow nice loot, Juhani!! Congrats! Is that Smena repaired or this metal bar supposed to be there?

..off to Chicago camera fair now, maybe I'll find me some interesting things.. doubt it though
Vlad