Vostok

Vostok image by Dmitry (Image rights)

Vostok (Восток) is a large format view camera made by NPZ, in Novosibirsk, former USSR between 1948-51.

The Vostok is one of the rarest Soviet cameras. It is probably a copy of the New Vue 4x5. A quality view camera, unfortunately discontinued because it was too expensive to make in 1948.

Specifications

• The year of manufacture, factory logo and serial number appear on the lower lens panel clip
• Format: 9x12cm plate
• Lenses: I-51 (Industar) 210mm f/4.5, Industar-11M 45cm f/9, interchangeable front lens board
• Shutter: none
• Focusing: on the groundglass, by means of a focusing knob located between two rails
• Rotating back takes double sided film holders that can be loaded with either glass plates or sheet film
• Back and front parts can all shifts, swings and tilts
• The double dark-slide are made to take either glass plates or sheet film
• Body: metal
• Weight: 3,76kg

Vostok image by Siim Vahur (Image rights)

Vostok Images by Siim Vahur (Image rights)

Links

• in USSR Photo [2] [3]
• in Fotoua
• in Soviet Cams