That is a wonderful camera! Congratulations!
J
>
> After all these years of wishing to get a fang, but not really working
> hard at it, one just showed up on "that" website. Here:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110164815593&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001
> It came on Friday and I spent all weekend trying to find those scratches
> that he was talking about. Inaccurate description, I guess. I am a very
> consevative when it comes to rating equipment, but would have rated it
> much higher.
> Its beautiful and complete. It also comes with the original receipt and
> receipt showing that it was sold in January of 1970. Too bad, no name on
> it.
> I have another one bought from a listmemeber a few years back, but it is
> a later model and not that good looking, expecially when it comes to the
> plastic rewind knob...:)
> I suspect that most of the camera was handmade and very little automation
> was used as in the German factory during the thirties. I think that all
> markings were made by hand too as if one looks really close at them, they
> do not look the same. Most notably where there is number 5. No number
> 5's are alike. Even on my other Kiev, which was made in 1981. Surprized
> to see that from the people that put a man in space, but never changed the
> process...
> I like my fang. Now I have to build a shelf for it...
> Boris
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