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In this era of film cameras are in the same way as the dinosaurs, and digital cameras take over, the new collection is Russian camera. With brands such as Sputnik and Kiev, an increasing number of collectors to find rare Russian cameras have a quality of nostalgia with a touch of mystery thrown in.
Some of the most collectible Russian cameras:
Sputnik: Sputnik Russian camera was produced by LOMO in Leningrad, 1955 to 1973. This is a camera that produced six pairs of stereo images 6 x 6 cm in 120 films. Weighing just under two pounds, the Sputnik stereo camera has aperture sizes of 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 and 22. It has a synchronizer and timer, shutter speeds from 1 / 10, 1 / 25, 1 / 50, 1 / 100, and B.
Lomo LC-A: The LOMO LC-A is Russian 35mm camera was the foundation of the Lomography movement. With a black plastic body LOMO LC-A has a leaf shutter automatically. The electronic shutter offers speeds of 1 / 500 second to two seconds at the opening of automatic adjustment. It also offers a manual with a speed of 1 / 60 shutter and aperture selected manually. The aperture sizes are 2.8, 4, 5,6, 8, 11 and 16. The camera has a flash hot shoe contact and a photo counter.
Kiev-88TTL – The Kiev-Russia 88TTL cameras were produced by the Arsenal factory in Kiev. These cameras are adjustable shutter box of 1 / 2-1 / 1000 seconds. A variety of objectives can be used for the Kiev-88TTL, including 26V Mir, Mir 38V, 3V kalein, Jupiter 36V, 28V Vega and ARSAT / Zodiak. The lenses have apertures of 2.8 to 22.
FT-2 – This camera is a camera panoramic Russia uses the curves of the film and a lens that minimizes distortion. All orders for this camera is at the top, and include chrome levers to set the shutter, the shutter button, and a spirit level. The first model of this camera can be identified in Russia by adjusting the spring tension on the bottom, while the identifier for the second model is that the wind lever has two wings. Shutter speeds for the FT-2 are 50, 100, 200 and 400.
The horizon-202 – As the FT-2, the horizon-202 camera in Russia is a panoramic camera. Unlike the FT-2 Horizon uses a removable optical viewfinder. The first model has a solid aluminum round handle, while the second has a round handle with an aluminum compartment the filter. Although the nameplate of the unit said general horizon at the top and bottom KMZ, chambers of Russia are rarer and Horizon Review Global-H.
European chambers of Russia is a fascinating pastime, much more interesting by the variety of manufacturing techniques used in the models above.
Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web. Learn more about Russian Cameras as Collectibles or Majon’s Antiques directory
