JonR
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I am normally mostly into Nikon RF´s but have put in a bid for a Zorki 4 - special version - 25 year russian revolution jubilee edition.
There is a Jupiter 8 lens to go with it.
Anything special about this edition other than the "25 year" stamp. Is it common or !?
Jon
I am normally mostly into Nikon RF´s but have put in a bid for a Zorki 4 - special version - 25 year russian revolution jubilee edition.
There is a Jupiter 8 lens to go with it.
Anything special about this edition other than the "25 year" stamp. Is it common or !?
Jon
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Let's see, the Russian Revolution was in 1917. The first Zorki 4 was from 1956 or thereabouts. 1956-1917=39. A commemorative Zorki of 14 years after the commemoration... The Russians were late in several respects, but so late... 
JonR
Well-known
HuubL!
Big mistake from my side.... I have to blame the cold I am struggeling with.... it should of course be 50 year Anniversity!
Jon
Big mistake from my side.... I have to blame the cold I am struggeling with.... it should of course be 50 year Anniversity!
Jon
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
Well, if it is no fake, it would either be material evidence of a parallel universe with a slightly different timescale and chain of events, and as such the most precious item known to mankind, or a probably unique and highly collectible (as the unlucky engraver won't have had much opportunity to repeat that mistake in a Siberian coal pit) misprint...
The Russian Revolution (at any rate the one the Bolsheviks cared to celebrate) was in 1917, the Zorki 4 was made from about 1956.
If you mean the "50yrs" Zorki 4 - they seem to have tagged them like that for most of 67, and by that time the production quality was not up to early standards any more (the best I handled were from the late fifties). So these are not particularily rare or valuable.
Sevo
The Russian Revolution (at any rate the one the Bolsheviks cared to celebrate) was in 1917, the Zorki 4 was made from about 1956.
If you mean the "50yrs" Zorki 4 - they seem to have tagged them like that for most of 67, and by that time the production quality was not up to early standards any more (the best I handled were from the late fifties). So these are not particularily rare or valuable.
Sevo
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Glad the arithmetic has been cleared up. Nothing special about the special edition.
dll927
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If you want special editions, look to Leica. They have had scads of them. In some cases, only a handful were made, so if somebody wants a camera to display instead of to use, go for it.
Leica even had one model commemorating Anton Bruckner, a German composer, and the body was made out of some exotic metal..
Leica even had one model commemorating Anton Bruckner, a German composer, and the body was made out of some exotic metal..
JonR
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dll927 - well, I have never understood this "Leica thing" - I am more into "real" cameras i.e. Nikons.... Just thought it would be cool to own this anniversity edition withy historical touch....
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tvagi
Established
i agree with you.
only if it is Leica is collectible?!...
first of all i like collecting vintage cameras but i don't have so much money to spent only on Leicas.
i have more than 40 FSU RF and SLR and all of them cost me less than one Leica!i look at every camera as a piece of history,even a cheap one.
only if it is Leica is collectible?!...
first of all i like collecting vintage cameras but i don't have so much money to spent only on Leicas.
i have more than 40 FSU RF and SLR and all of them cost me less than one Leica!i look at every camera as a piece of history,even a cheap one.
Mablo
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There is nothing special with these 50-year of revolution stamped cameras. The stamp is only thing that makes them different from normal production. One might pay 5-10EUR more for a clean and working sample with the stamp. Same thing with the 1980 Moscow Olympics stamp.
If this is your first FSU camera and you like Nikon RF models, go after a nice clean Kiev 4a. It's just like your Nikon, only a little more Contaxy.
If this is your first FSU camera and you like Nikon RF models, go after a nice clean Kiev 4a. It's just like your Nikon, only a little more Contaxy.