1000 Cameras from USSR
By
Sergei Kochergin
Viktor Suglob
Grigoriy Shaternick
2007-2008
A Classification Catalog with description of 1000 FSU cameras
In the book cover we see from rear to front: “FED 6” The most advanced rangefinder camera of the ‘90s; The “FOTON 23”’ Zero delay instant camera; The “SPORT” The first 35mm SLR in the world; The “AVTOLIKON” The most automated medium format camera of the 90’s; and the advanced “REPORTER” built for the professionals.
Front cover
MIR
FOTO EDITION
Viktor Suglob reunited the most rare and unknown Russian and Soviet Photo cameras. The most serious work up to now. All described cameras have clear photos showing them. A fascinating work.
In Russian language.
Viktor Suglob created the Galery-Museum –Mir Foto- at Prityshkovo ul. 10 Pushkihskaya. Tel 210-21-37. 256-19-03. mirfoto@tut.bymirfoto@tut.by. mirfoto.byhttp://mirfoto.by. Republic of Belarus.
It is opened for visitation daily from 11:00 to 19:00, with an interval from 14:00 to 14:40.
This museum was opened to the public in September of 2004 .
The Museum had the support of Grigory Shaternik and begun with an amount of 500 cameras. Today has more than 2500 units and the oldest one date from 1842. This fantastic book has 1000 of them.
Viktor Suglob is the new Soviet/Russian camera authority in the camera world. This book by Viktor Suglob is coming out late 2007 in Russian and in English in 2008, will be the most complete and comprehensive catalog of Soviet equipment known to date.
We show the
cover of Russian version,
according to Viktor, the cover of English version will be different.
Book cover and camera photos graciously provided by Viktor Suglob.
Viktor Suglob, is also a great photographer. In Kaunas, Viktor the founder and owner of the museum-gallery “Mir Photo“, recently prepared an exhibition “Steps over Earth”, where nature and landscape are presented. The art photographer is working only with film camera.
According to the art specialists his “Byelorussian Photographic Art” entitled him as “One of the best of Lithuanian and Kaunas photography masters”.
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See here some
of the Viktor's cameras that will be featured in this book:
Коллекция фототехники
ZENIT JUNIOR
LENINGRAD POLICE
BELOMO AVTOLIKON 645 large size 5[1]
Automatic exposure camera and motorized film advance with automatic first exposure positioning.
FED STEREO (1)
FED STEREO (2)
LOMO STEREO LADOGA (1) large size 6[1]
LOMO STEREO LADOGA (2)
SMENA STEREO PRISMATIC PROTOTYPE large size 3[1]
ZENIT 21 XS
LOMO ALMAZ 104
Different cameras
YUNOST ZENIT 21 XS
REKURS 672 ZORKI ELEKTRA large size 1[1]
Spy cameras
UFA MINOX/RIGA TOCHKA
F-21 ZENIT MF-1
ORION 35 S large size 2[3]
ELIKON 35 S PROMOTIONAL MODEL
ELIKON 35 S PRODUCTION MODEL (Note the different cases)
SIGNAL SL
LOMO INSTAMATIC LADOGA (The only 126 Russian film camera) large size 4[1]
BELOMO RASVIET
YANUS! (The only 8mm movie and 35mm still camera in the World!)
1000 Cameras from USSR
by Viktor Suglob
Russian edition
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