Salyut

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
• Lens: Industar-29 80mm f/2.8 chrome standard lens
  • Mount: Bayonet (Hasselblad 1600 type)
  • Aperture: f/2.8-f/2
  • 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

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

Salyut type 1b w/ Industar-29 80mm f/2.8 image by Siim Vahur (Image rights)

Type 2

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

Salyut type 2 image by parkluck (Image rights)

Type 3

Type 3a

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

Photos in Fotoua

Type 3b

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

Photos in Fotoua

Type 4

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

Photos in Fotoua

Export types with a different name

• Zenith 80
• Revue 6x6 - Photos in Fotoua

Zenith 80 image by Paul Clayton (Image rights)

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

• 1200 Cameras from USSR by Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin, 2009 , more info about book

Links

• Communist Cameras by Nathan Dayton
• Saliut S at Sylvain Halgand's Collection Appareils (in French)
• Salyut-C at Matt's cameras
• At ussrphoto.com:
  • Zenith 80
  • Salyut
• Hasselblad 1600 vs Salyut by Steve Ash
• Red Salyut at Classic Cameras by RaúlM.