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Kiev Arsenal SKD Space Camera *
Schätzpreis
90.000 – 100.000,00 €
90.000 – 100.000,00 €
Dieses Los unterliegt der Umsatzsteuer in gesetzlicher Höhe des jeweiligen Bestimmungslandes auf Hammerpreis und Premium (Vollbesteuerung), sofern es in der EU verbleibt
Versandkategorie C
Versandnformation
Vorabgebote können ab dem
29. Oktober platziert werden.
29. Oktober platziert werden.
Seriennummer
6900008
Jahr
1969
Zustand
A/B
Produktnummer
A03863
Kiev Arsenal SKD Space Camera, No. 6900008, developed by Arsenal, Kiev, for the Soviet lunar space programme, circa 1968–69, with two detachable 70 mm film magazines, Nos. 6900008A and 6900008B, both matching the camera serial number.
The SKD is a highly specialised single-lens reflex camera designed for perforated 70 mm film, producing 50 × 50 mm negatives. Each magazine accommodates approximately 100 exposures, or up to 180 when loaded with special thin-base film. A polished glass pressure plate ensures precise film flatness.
The offered set includes three interchangeable Arsenal lenses in the special breech-lock bayonet:
Vega-12S 4/90 mm, No. 69010
Mir-3S 3.5/65 mm, No. 69012
Tair-33 5.6/300 mm, No. 68003
Also included are the original cable shutter release and the original rubber protective rings for the lenses. These rings allowed the front of the lens to be placed directly against the spacecraft window, protecting both the optics and the window while helping to stabilise the camera and reduce unwanted reflections during photography.
A foldable pointing sight is mounted above the reflex finder. The focal-plane shutter provides speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000 second, plus B. The offered camera remains fully operational in manual mode, with all shutter speeds running accurately and consistently.
One of the SKD's most remarkable features is its integrated data-recording system. Four small optical windows around the image frame imprint technical information directly onto the film, including the exact time of exposure from a miniature battery-powered analogue clock, the selected colour filter, aperture and shutter speed. The offered camera still retains its original miniature analogue clock, housed in an apparently solid-gold case, a delicate component often missing from surviving examples.
The SKD type is closely associated with the Soviet Zond 7 circumlunar mission of August 1969. An SKD camera aboard the spacecraft was used to photograph both the Earth and the Moon during the historic flight around the Moon, with Zond 7 returning safely to Earth on 14 August 1969.
An exceptionally rare and unusually complete example of one of the most important specialised cameras developed for the Soviet lunar programme.
The SKD is a highly specialised single-lens reflex camera designed for perforated 70 mm film, producing 50 × 50 mm negatives. Each magazine accommodates approximately 100 exposures, or up to 180 when loaded with special thin-base film. A polished glass pressure plate ensures precise film flatness.
The offered set includes three interchangeable Arsenal lenses in the special breech-lock bayonet:
Vega-12S 4/90 mm, No. 69010
Mir-3S 3.5/65 mm, No. 69012
Tair-33 5.6/300 mm, No. 68003
Also included are the original cable shutter release and the original rubber protective rings for the lenses. These rings allowed the front of the lens to be placed directly against the spacecraft window, protecting both the optics and the window while helping to stabilise the camera and reduce unwanted reflections during photography.
A foldable pointing sight is mounted above the reflex finder. The focal-plane shutter provides speeds from 1/2 to 1/1000 second, plus B. The offered camera remains fully operational in manual mode, with all shutter speeds running accurately and consistently.
One of the SKD's most remarkable features is its integrated data-recording system. Four small optical windows around the image frame imprint technical information directly onto the film, including the exact time of exposure from a miniature battery-powered analogue clock, the selected colour filter, aperture and shutter speed. The offered camera still retains its original miniature analogue clock, housed in an apparently solid-gold case, a delicate component often missing from surviving examples.
The SKD type is closely associated with the Soviet Zond 7 circumlunar mission of August 1969. An SKD camera aboard the spacecraft was used to photograph both the Earth and the Moon during the historic flight around the Moon, with Zond 7 returning safely to Earth on 14 August 1969.
An exceptionally rare and unusually complete example of one of the most important specialised cameras developed for the Soviet lunar programme.