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Most items of photographic equipment from the Soviet Union are marked with the '''logo''' of the factory where they were made. | Most items of photographic equipment from the Soviet Union are marked with the '''logo''' of the factory where they were made. | ||
| + | ==Factories== | ||
| + | '''Gomz''' : There are three major groups of [[Lubitel 2]] cameras according to factory's name. | ||
| + | One of the biggest Soviet camera industry giant was [[GOMZ]] . Its name changed as LOOMP (Leningradskoje Objedinenije Optiko-Mehanicheskich Predprijatij) in 1962. | ||
| + | It received permanent and very well-known name [[LOMO]] in 1965 | ||
| + | (Leningradskoje Optiko-Mechanicheskoje Objedinenije) | ||
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| + | '''FED''': FED are the initials for F. E. Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the <b>NKVD</b>, in honor of him the camera was named. | ||
| + | The NKVD was the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (= Народный комиссариат внутренних дел Narodnyy komissariat vnutrennikh del, НКВД (=NKVD ), a public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union later known as the KGB. | ||
| + | The factory was originally an orphanage workforce was based on youths living and working together in a commune. | ||
| + | After the groundbreaking introduction of the Leica II in 1932, Soviet leaders stopped the import of photographic equipment and set the FED factory to its task of creating a [[Leica]] of their own. | ||
| + | Only 18 months later, in 1934, the [[FED]] factory began churning out its first clone of the Leica II rangefinder camera. Since then, they have produced millions of cameras, some good and some not so good. | ||
| + | The early FED is a true copy of the [[Leica II]], itself only introduced less than two years earlier. | ||
| + | Camera production resumed in 1946 the [[NKVD]] engravings were replaced by a simple Cyrillic FED logo on the top. This version is known also as the <b>FED-1</b>. | ||
| + | The variations in the engravings on the FED camera tops make it worth a special mention, reflecting the changes within the Soviet Union. | ||
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| + | '''KMZ''' : Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (= Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk), Moscow, CCCP | ||
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| + | '''Vilejka''' The Soviet times factory '''Vileiskiy Zavod Zenit's''' new name is Vilejka Factory, or officially OM RUP ZENIT. | ||
| + | Founded in early 1969 in Vilejka, about 75km north-west of Minsk, as a side plant of [[MMZ]] and KMZ to produce [[Zenit]] cameras. Vilejka, has produced many Zenit models: E, TTL, ET, 11, 15, under slightly different designations. Vilejka is apparently still producing Zenits, i.e. Zenit 130. | ||
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| + | '''Valdai''' Optical-Mechanical Factory [[Valdai]] is located about 400km north-west of Moscow. Very little is known of this plant, but it has been a prolific producer of lenses for [[KMZ]], and [[Zenit BelOMO]]. The SLR lenses bear the [[Helios]] name. | ||
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| + | '''Lzos''' LZOS (Лыткаринский завод Оптического Стекла), Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory is based in Lytkarino, 100 km north of Moscow. | ||
| + | It was a [[KMZ]] satellite plant, included in KMZ's PO (production union) and the most famous for manufacturing various lenses for KMZ cameras. | ||
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In Russian: [http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-logos.html Logos of Soviet factories] at [http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/index-eng.html the KMZ archive site] | In Russian: [http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-logos.html Logos of Soviet factories] at [http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/index-eng.html the KMZ archive site] | ||
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Most items of photographic equipment from the Soviet Union are marked with the logo of the factory where they were made.
Factories
Gomz : There are three major groups of Lubitel 2 cameras according to factory's name. One of the biggest Soviet camera industry giant was GOMZ . Its name changed as LOOMP (Leningradskoje Objedinenije Optiko-Mehanicheskich Predprijatij) in 1962. It received permanent and very well-known name LOMO in 1965 (Leningradskoje Optiko-Mechanicheskoje Objedinenije)
FED: FED are the initials for F. E. Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the NKVD, in honor of him the camera was named. The NKVD was the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (= Народный комиссариат внутренних дел Narodnyy komissariat vnutrennikh del, НКВД (=NKVD ), a public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union later known as the KGB. The factory was originally an orphanage workforce was based on youths living and working together in a commune. After the groundbreaking introduction of the Leica II in 1932, Soviet leaders stopped the import of photographic equipment and set the FED factory to its task of creating a Leica of their own. Only 18 months later, in 1934, the FED factory began churning out its first clone of the Leica II rangefinder camera. Since then, they have produced millions of cameras, some good and some not so good. The early FED is a true copy of the Leica II, itself only introduced less than two years earlier. Camera production resumed in 1946 the NKVD engravings were replaced by a simple Cyrillic FED logo on the top. This version is known also as the FED-1. The variations in the engravings on the FED camera tops make it worth a special mention, reflecting the changes within the Soviet Union.
KMZ : Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (= Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk), Moscow, CCCP
Vilejka The Soviet times factory Vileiskiy Zavod Zenit's new name is Vilejka Factory, or officially OM RUP ZENIT. Founded in early 1969 in Vilejka, about 75km north-west of Minsk, as a side plant of MMZ and KMZ to produce Zenit cameras. Vilejka, has produced many Zenit models: E, TTL, ET, 11, 15, under slightly different designations. Vilejka is apparently still producing Zenits, i.e. Zenit 130.
Valdai Optical-Mechanical Factory Valdai is located about 400km north-west of Moscow. Very little is known of this plant, but it has been a prolific producer of lenses for KMZ, and Zenit BelOMO. The SLR lenses bear the Helios name.
Lzos LZOS (Лыткаринский завод Оптического Стекла), Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory is based in Lytkarino, 100 km north of Moscow. It was a KMZ satellite plant, included in KMZ's PO (production union) and the most famous for manufacturing various lenses for KMZ cameras.
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| Vilejka factory logo on Zenith ET; Valdai factory logo on Helios 44-M-6 lens of Zenith ET; Lzos factory logo on Green filter on Kristall Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) | ||||||||
Links
In Russian: Logos of Soviet factories at the KMZ archive site
In English: Logos of Soviet factories at Alfred's Camera Page
