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The '''Salyut''' was a medium format SLR made from 1957-1972 by [[Arsenal]]. It had shutter speeds up to 1/1500 sec. It was also sold as '''Zenith 80''', '''Revue 80''', '''Vitoflex''', and '''Soyuz'''. Its successor was the '''Salyut S''' (or Salyut C).
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'''Salyut''' is a medium format SLR film system camera, manufactured by [[Arsenal]] Factory, in Kiev, Ukraine, former USSR , made from 1957-1974 with quantity 50000. Its successor is the [[Salyut-S]].
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==Specifications==
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*Format: 120 roll
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*Picture size 6x6cm
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*Mount: Coarse-thread screw mount (Hasselblad 1600 copy)
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*Standard Lens: Industar-29 80mm f/2.8 chrome standard lens
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**Aperture: f/2.8-f/22, semi-automatic (aperture spring mechanism must be set separately from film advance/shutter winding for each shot)
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**Focus range: 0.9-20m +inf
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*Shutter: Horizontal focal plane metallic curtain
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*Speeds
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**1/2 - 1/1500 +B (early types)
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**1/2 - 1/1000 +B (late types)
  
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==Types==
||[http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulclayton/2459433107/in/pool-camerapedia http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2459433107_015c3549c6.jpg]
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There are 4 types and 2 sub-types <ref>According to Alaxander Komarov [http://archive.is/www.fotoua.com/1cameraAlltip.php?st=7&rd=4&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek1=&seek2= in Fotoua] (archived). You can also find serial numbers for dating of the cameras in this site</ref> <ref>There is another classification of former-USSR cameras by Aidas Pikiotas at [https://www.sovietcams.com/index925e.html?tmpl_into=middle&tmpl_id=316&_m_e_id=23&_menu_i_id=192 SovietCams]</ref> <ref> Pages from the the book of former USSR cameras by [http://img.inkfrog.com/click_enlarge1.php?image=IMG_3609.JPG&username=calicurg&aid=972050785 Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin]</ref> <ref>Discussion about clasifications in the books of Princelle and Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin in [http://www.ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1500 USSR Photo Forum]</ref>
||[http://www.flickr.com/photos/siimvahur/2735729546/in/pool-camerapedia http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2735729546_4fd7e0d921.jpg]
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==Type 1==
|| Zenith 80
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===Type 1a===
|| Salyut
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*1957-59
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*Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
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*With Self-timer
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*Activates by shutter setting knob
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Photos in [http://archive.is/www.fotoua.com/1cameratip.php?seek2=&seek1=&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek3=0&rd=4&st=7 Fotoua] (archived)
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===Type 1b===
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*1959-63
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*Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
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*Added a special knob for actuating of the selftimer
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/siimvahur/2735729546/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2735729546_4fd7e0d921.jpg
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|image_align= center
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|image_text= Salyut type 1b  w/ Industar-29 80mm f/2.8
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|image_by= Siim Vahur
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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==Type 2==
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*1958-65
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*Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
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*Without Self-timer
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/29261579@N04/4483834443/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4483834443_58b8291c2a.jpg
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|image_align= center
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|image_text= Salyut type 2
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|image_by= parkluck
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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==Type 3==
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===Type 3a===
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*1965-74
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*Speeds: 1/2-1/1000 +B
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*Black speed dial
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<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 12/2020 Photos in [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameratip.php?seek2=&seek1=&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek3=3&rd=4&st=7 Fotoua] -->
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===Type 3b===
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*Distinctive feature of type with label "Made in USSR"
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<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 12/2020
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Photos in [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameratip.php?seek2=&seek1=&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek3=4&rd=4&st=7 Fotoua] -->
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==Type 4==
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*No camera name on the body
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*Export type
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*With label "Made in USSR"
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<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 12/2020
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Photos in [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameratip.php?seek2=&seek1=&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek3=5&rd=4&st=7 Fotoua] -->
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==Export types with a different name==
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*Zenith 80
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*Revue 6x6 <!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 12/2020 - Photos in [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameratip.php?seek2=&seek1=&usl=4&usl1=salut&seek3=6&rd=4&st=7 Fotoua] -->
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulclayton/2459433107/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3116/2459433107_d0872af006.jpg|image_align= center
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|image_text= Zenith 80
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|image_by= Paul Clayton
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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== Bibliography ==
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In English
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* {{Princelle USSR}}
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In Russian
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* 1200 Cameras from USSR by Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin, 2009 , [http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=39&ParentID=4&ContentID=311&Item=1200+Cameras+from+USSR+by+Suglob%2C+Shaternik%2C+Kochergin more info about book]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kiev/html/Saliut_S.php Saliut S] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/russian/zenith_80/zenith_80.htm The similar Zenith 80 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
*[http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/salyut-c.html Salyut-C] at Matt's cameras [http://www.mattdentonphoto.com]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200221224034if_/http://www.commiecameras.com:80/sov/mediumformatcameras/singlelensreflexcameras/cameras/index.htm Medium-format SLR cameras] page, archived at the [https://archive.org Internet Archive] in 2020, formerly at ''Communist Cameras'' by Nathan Dayton
*[http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=79&ParentID=1&ContentID=15&Item=Zenith+80 Zenith 80] at ussrphoto.com [http://www.ussrphoto.com]
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11114 Saliut S] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Collection Appareils] (in French)
*[http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=79&ParentID=1&ContentID=67&Item=Salyut Salyut] at ussrphoto.com [http://www.ussrphoto.com]
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*[http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/salyut-c.html Salyut-C] at [http://www.mattdentonphoto.com Matt's cameras]
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*At [http://www.ussrphoto.com ussrphoto.com]:
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**[http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=79&ParentID=1&ContentID=15&Item=Zenith+80 Zenith 80]
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**[http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=79&ParentID=1&ContentID=67&Item=Salyut Salyut]
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*Hasselblad 1600 vs Salyut [http://kiev88.atwebpages.com/ by Steve Ash]
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* [http://camarasclassicas.blogspot.com/2010/09/red-salyut.html Red Salyut] at [http://camarasclassicas.blogspot.com/ Classic Cameras] by RaúlM.
  
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[[Category:6x6 SLR]]
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[[Category:Soviet cameras]]
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[[Category:1957]]
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[[Category:S]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 13 September 2023

Salyut is a medium format SLR film system camera, manufactured by Arsenal Factory, in Kiev, Ukraine, former USSR , made from 1957-1974 with quantity 50000. Its successor is the Salyut-S.

Specifications

  • Format: 120 roll
  • Picture size 6x6cm
  • Mount: Coarse-thread screw mount (Hasselblad 1600 copy)
  • Standard Lens: Industar-29 80mm f/2.8 chrome standard lens
    • Aperture: f/2.8-f/22, semi-automatic (aperture spring mechanism must be set separately from film advance/shutter winding for each shot)
    • Focus range: 0.9-20m +inf
  • Shutter: Horizontal focal plane metallic curtain
  • Speeds
    • 1/2 - 1/1500 +B (early types)
    • 1/2 - 1/1000 +B (late types)

Types

There are 4 types and 2 sub-types [1] [2] [3] [4]

Type 1

Type 1a

  • 1957-59
  • Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
  • With Self-timer
  • Activates by shutter setting knob

Photos in Fotoua (archived)

Type 1b

  • 1959-63
  • Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
  • Added a special knob for actuating of the selftimer

Type 2

  • 1958-65
  • Speeds: 1/2-1/1500 +B
  • Without Self-timer

Type 3

Type 3a

  • 1965-74
  • Speeds: 1/2-1/1000 +B
  • Black speed dial

Type 3b

  • Distinctive feature of type with label "Made in USSR"

Type 4

  • No camera name on the body
  • Export type
  • With label "Made in USSR"

Export types with a different name

  • Zenith 80
  • Revue 6x6

Notes

  1. According to Alaxander Komarov in Fotoua (archived). You can also find serial numbers for dating of the cameras in this site
  2. There is another classification of former-USSR cameras by Aidas Pikiotas at SovietCams
  3. Pages from the the book of former USSR cameras by Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin
  4. Discussion about clasifications in the books of Princelle and Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin in USSR Photo Forum

Bibliography

In English

  • Princelle, Jean Loup (2004), The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras ('Made in USSR'), Le Reve Edition. ISBN 2952252106; or the earlier edition: Hove Foto Books, 2nd edition, 1995. 200 pages. ISBN 1874031630. Paperback.

In Russian

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