Elmar Lang
Well-known
I've just read a press release from both Russia's news agencies Interfax and Itar-TASS:
Moscow - In order to achieve the increasing demand of photographers for reliable and good-quality traditional cameras, the Committee for Technical Development at the Ministry of Industrial Production of the Russian Federation, delivered a plan for the issue of two film cameras.
They shall be the improvement of the well-known Zenit reflex camera of an early type, with selenium-cell operated exposure meter and a limited edition of the Kiev rangefinder camera (a production of 10.000 pcs. only is planned).
Both cameras shall be put into production after May 1st 2014, to celebrate the Labourers' Day, at the Krasnogorsk Production Plant N°3. The technicians and specialized workers are enthusiastically finishing to rebuild the tools and lines that made worldwide famous the former-Soviet optical industry.
"While for the Zenit we have no problem encountered into putting the lines ready-to-production" -says V.A. Khrominskij, Deputy Minister of the Industrial Production- "for the Kiev camera we need to undertake a complete restoration of the production line and tools, still sealed in crates and boxes, since the early '50s, when sent from Dresden to a special depot in Krasnogorsk: we are optimistic, because all parts appear to be complete and in fine condition. For reasons of opportunity, we think that the name of the new camera won't be that of the Ukrainian capital city, but a new one will be given. We hope to be able to introduce these new products to the Moscow Expo of Industry, early in November, 2014".
The "Vavilov" High School for opticotechnic will train the personnel to start the production. "We are highly proud of this opportunity" -says K.S. Prokhudin, Director of the School- "and I am sure that Teachers and Students shall create a new standard in the production of high-ranking fine mechanics.".
Moscow - In order to achieve the increasing demand of photographers for reliable and good-quality traditional cameras, the Committee for Technical Development at the Ministry of Industrial Production of the Russian Federation, delivered a plan for the issue of two film cameras.
They shall be the improvement of the well-known Zenit reflex camera of an early type, with selenium-cell operated exposure meter and a limited edition of the Kiev rangefinder camera (a production of 10.000 pcs. only is planned).
Both cameras shall be put into production after May 1st 2014, to celebrate the Labourers' Day, at the Krasnogorsk Production Plant N°3. The technicians and specialized workers are enthusiastically finishing to rebuild the tools and lines that made worldwide famous the former-Soviet optical industry.
"While for the Zenit we have no problem encountered into putting the lines ready-to-production" -says V.A. Khrominskij, Deputy Minister of the Industrial Production- "for the Kiev camera we need to undertake a complete restoration of the production line and tools, still sealed in crates and boxes, since the early '50s, when sent from Dresden to a special depot in Krasnogorsk: we are optimistic, because all parts appear to be complete and in fine condition. For reasons of opportunity, we think that the name of the new camera won't be that of the Ukrainian capital city, but a new one will be given. We hope to be able to introduce these new products to the Moscow Expo of Industry, early in November, 2014".
The "Vavilov" High School for opticotechnic will train the personnel to start the production. "We are highly proud of this opportunity" -says K.S. Prokhudin, Director of the School- "and I am sure that Teachers and Students shall create a new standard in the production of high-ranking fine mechanics.".
