Made in USSR cameras. Having appeared in the Soviet Union cameras won the hearts of all, rare person didn’t want to get his own photo-camera. Technological advances made a great leap forward. But the real collectioners still love and prefer rare vintage models that were released in the Soviet Union in 1950-1970s. They are the pride, honor, passion, and secret joy of their incredibly enthusiastic owners, who can describe in detail the history of each unit: how it was created, where and when, and how it appeared in the hands of the thoughtful owner. Each new acquisition – a true celebration, each new successful restoration is an excuse to get it out on a retro photo shoot. Nostalgic collection of cheap and popular cameras produced in the Soviet Union, are still in use, and work properly.
“Etude”
Production year: 1969-1983
Manufacturer: MMP
Frame size: 4.5 x 6 cm
Lens: meniscus 11/60
Quantity: ± 1.500.000 units
Original price-$ 7
Amateur-166
In production during 1976-1986
Manufacturer: LOMO
Lens: triplet-22 4.5/75
Smena-8 m
Super hit of all time
Year of release: 1970-1992
Manufactured By: LOM
Lens: triplet-43 4/40
Quantity: 21041191 PCs. (including the “smena-8)
Original price (1986) — 15 rub.
Diamond-103 (Almaz)
Year 1979-1986
Manufacturer: Lomo
Frame size: 24 × 36 mm
lens. MC Wave 1.8/50
Zorki-4
Year 1956-1972
Manufacturer: KM
Frame size:. 24 x 36
Lens:. JUPITER-8 2/5
Quantity: 1.715.677 units
Year 1966-1987
Manufacturer: CMH/White
frame size:. 24 × 3
Lens:. Industar 50-2-3.5/5
HELIOS 44-2-2/5
Quantity: more than 3 million units
Zenit-TTL
Year 1976-1989
Manufacturer: KM
frame size:. 24 × 3
Lens:. HELIOS-44 m 2/5
Quantity: 1.632.212 units.
Zenit 312 m
In production since 1992
Manufacturer: CMH “made in Russia”
frame size:. 24 × 3
Lens:. MC Zenitar-M2s 2/5
Quantity: 71.834 units
Kiev Vega 2
Year of manufacture: 1961-1969
Manufacturer:. Arsen Kiev
frame size: 10 × 14 mm
lens. Industar-3.5/2 m
Quantity: unknown
Kiev-15 TEE
Year of manufacture: 1973-1987
Manufacturer: Arsenal (Kyiv
Frame size:. 24 × 3
Lens:. HELIOS-2/53 81
Salyut-C
Year of manufacture: 1972-1983
Manufacturer: Arsenal (Kyiv
Frame size:. 6 x
Lens:. Vega-12B 2.8/9
Quantity: ± 30.000 units
FED-4
Year 1964-1975
Manufacturer: FE
frame size: 24 × 3
Lens: Industar-61 2.8/52
Quantity: 633.096 units (all types)
FED-50
Year of manufacture: 1986-1995
Manufacturer: FE
frame size: 24 × 3
Lens:. Industar-81/3 2.8
Quantity: 107.530 units.
Original price (in 1986), 90 rubles.
Also unusual commemorative versions of existing “FED-70 years”.
Smena Symbol
Year of release: 1971-1995
Manufactured By: LOM
Lens: triplet-43 4/40
Quantity: 4.181.469 units.
Original price (1986) — 20 rub.
Seagull
Year 1965-1969
Manufacturer: MM
Frame size: 18 × 24
Lens: Industar-69 2.8/28
Quantity: 171.400 units
Orion EE
Year of release: 1977-1983
Manufacturer: White
frame size: 24 × 3
Lens: Triplet 69-3 4/40
The original name is Vilia EE.
Quantity: ± 500.000 units
Falcon Automat
Year 1966-1977
Manufacturer: LOMO
frame size:. 24 × 36 with
Lens:. Industar-70 2.8/5
Quantity: 298.855 units (all types).
Original price (in 1966 year) is $ 145
Vilia Auto
Year of manufacture: 1973-1983
Manufacturer: BELom
frame size: 24 × 3
Lens: Triplet 69-4 3/4
Quantity: ± 2 ppm. units
Polariod
JV Svetozor-Polaroid was founded in 1989 and ceased to exist in 1999.
The Founders Of Jv Svetozor»
1. Polariod Europe BV (49% stake)
2. in the Baltiets (former military plant in Narva, Estonia. Went bankrupt and was reorganized in 1993)
3. the “signal” (Obninsk, Moscow region, now this instrument plant OJSC signal “)
4. the Moscow NII VNIIRT (Scientific Research Institute of radio technology)
Photosniper FS-3
Initially, these cameras were manufactured for military use and were called “hand held apparatus for photo-reconnaissance. The first “Photosniper” was released in 1937, the State Optical Institute on the basis of FED rangefinder & viewfinder cameras. Then a similar model called FS-2 began to produce at the Krasnogorskiy mechanical factory (KMZ). Photosniper model FS-3 and subsequent applied Zenit SLR cameras, which were intended for the consumer market.