newspaperguy
Well-known
I've been hearing so much about the Russian winter that I dropped my favorite FSU repairer and dealer, Oleg Khalyavin a note, asking how he was doing.
His response was typical unflappable Oleg: "...Here is common wether - today is -21C, last week was -25-30 degrees celsius scale...
Not a problem, really... Both cars works good, heating at my new house working fine too!
Cold - is not too bad. Snow - is not too bad... Just a part of our life here.... "
Incidentally, if you are lusting for a Barnack clone, it looks like Oleg has the market cornered on Zorki 1 cameras and lenses.
http://www.okvintagecamera.com/zorki.php
I for one, much prefer the Zorki versions of the Leica II to any of the similar Feds that I've owned.
His response was typical unflappable Oleg: "...Here is common wether - today is -21C, last week was -25-30 degrees celsius scale...
Not a problem, really... Both cars works good, heating at my new house working fine too!
Cold - is not too bad. Snow - is not too bad... Just a part of our life here.... "
Incidentally, if you are lusting for a Barnack clone, it looks like Oleg has the market cornered on Zorki 1 cameras and lenses.
http://www.okvintagecamera.com/zorki.php
I for one, much prefer the Zorki versions of the Leica II to any of the similar Feds that I've owned.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
They have been having quite the winter in Eastern Europe. Is he in Russia or Ukraine?
ray*j*gun
Veteran
So typical of Oleg.....we do take our life's gifts for granted sometimes.
I agree I think the Zorki's are a better copy of the Leica II.
I agree I think the Zorki's are a better copy of the Leica II.
newspaperguy
Well-known
Oleg is in Yoshkar-Ola, a city in the
Republic of Mari El, Russian Federation,
Yep - Russia, as we used to call it.
Republic of Mari El, Russian Federation,
Yep - Russia, as we used to call it.
peter_n
Veteran
Very glad to hear he is OK written as only he can!
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
I'll have to pull out the atlas (or Google it).
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Found it -- 500+ miles east of Moscow (!). That is one big country -- and that's still the European part.
Thomas78
Well-known
Good to hear from Oleg!
The last two weeks we had also strong winter in central Europe.
We had several day with less than - 10 °C and even - 19 °C on monday morning.
(I am at a place halfway between Hamburg an Hannover at working days now.)
I have two Zorki I and they are my favorite FSU cameras. I have them both in my camera bag right now, one with a I-22 the other one with a J-12.
(But I also like my FED-2 which was (and still is) my first real camera in 1991 (I got it a few months before the collaps of the SU). Oleg did a perfect job on it and one of the Zorkis.)
The last two weeks we had also strong winter in central Europe.
We had several day with less than - 10 °C and even - 19 °C on monday morning.
(I am at a place halfway between Hamburg an Hannover at working days now.)
I have two Zorki I and they are my favorite FSU cameras. I have them both in my camera bag right now, one with a I-22 the other one with a J-12.
(But I also like my FED-2 which was (and still is) my first real camera in 1991 (I got it a few months before the collaps of the SU). Oleg did a perfect job on it and one of the Zorkis.)
certifiable
Established
Haha yeah it had been pretty cld here the last week or so... But those russians are used to it, you should see them drive on icy roads 
gb hill
Veteran
My Fed 2 finally crapped out on me but my Zorki 2s is smooth as butter. Just loaded a 100asa film & screwed on the Jupiter 12. Realized I hardly have any shots taken with this lens.