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126367 Geodeziya Moscow FAG %u20ac15.0002nd Versionc.1935, condition B/A %u20ac 30.000 %u2013 34.000An extremely rare second version FAG, with interchangeable M40 screw mount (like most of the VOOMP cameras), in very good condition and working order, originally a fixed lens camera, note the cut infinity lock still screwed on the front panel, %u201849%u2019 engraved on the rear part of the chassis and on the inside of the bottom plate, together with an early unnumbered Voomp Pioneer 3.5/50 mm coupled for rangefinder engraved with %u2018Zavod Geodezya%u2019 (good optics only showing light cleaning marks). Only few other second versions are known, one being%u00a0part of the collection of the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow.368 Kiev 1947 %u20ac3.000no. 47301, 1947, condition B/A %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000A very early Kiev in very good, original condition, the shutter needs attention, only around 500 pieces have been produced, with matching early 1947 ZK 2/5 cm no. 000284 (traces of removed fungus and some cleaning marks), incl. front lens cap and leather%u00a0case. While the first relocation of the Contax production line from Zeiss Ikon Dresden to Kiev in 1945 was a failure, two other production lines made by Carl Zeiss Jena were probably relocated to Kiev successfully in 1947. It seems that the %u201eKiev%u201c, as it is called now, was a mixture of %u201eJena%u201c and %u201eDresden%u201c shaped parts from the start, as can be seen in this example. This is the second type with the final form of the Kiev logo. This camera is an interesting document of the Kiev company%u2019s history.369 Kiev II 1948 %u20ac800no. 481268, 1948, condition B+ %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.800An early Kiev camera, assembled partially with Contax Jena parts, in good%u00a0condition and working order (shutter speeds not accurate), with matching ZK 1948 2/5 cm no. 003241 (also assembled using Zeiss parts) showing cleaning marks, with original leather case, only around 2.000 of these cameras have been released.370 KMZ Fed Zorki 1948 %u20ac400no. 02216, 1948, condition A/B %u20ac 800 %u2013 1.000Rare and early soviet%u00a0Leica copy, in almost mint condition and working order,%u00a0the 1948 Fed-Zorki was the first camera to bear the name %u2018Zorki%u2019 (The Sharp-sighted), it was produced in Moscow by KMZ in 1948 and 1949, %u2018rice grain%u2019 Vulkanite covering, together with matching unnumbered Industar-22 %u2018KMZ%u2019 collapsible 3.5/50 mm,with rare original eveready case.371 GOMZ %u2018Sport%u2019 loupes set %u20ac1.000*1930s, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Very rare loupes set for the Sport camera, 4%u00d7%u20136.5%u00d7%u20138%u00d7loupes, structures made of Bakelite and metal, in mint condition, in a wooden box (cond. B) with a metal plate, the 2.5%u00d7loupe is missing.372 GOI Lens Development Book %u20ac2.0001964, condition B/A %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000The famous Bible of the GOI lenses%u2014a large book describing all prototypes and serial production lenses made, including photos, drawings of the optical formula and technical specifications, in very good condition, the title says %u2018GOI Photographic and Production Lenses%u2019, original issue from 1964 in very good condition, all pages present and undamaged, the serial number of this example has been scratched off, only a few are known to exist, it is a must-have for a collector of rare Soviet lenses!SOVIET CAMERAS AND LENSES366 Geodeziya Zavod FAG %u20ac20.000no. 203, 1934, condition B/A %u20ac 40.000 %u2013 50.000One of the rarest Leica copies ever made is the mythical %u201cGeodesyLeica.%u201d Initially unnamed, it was given the abbreviation FAG for Foto Apparat Geodeziya by readers of the Soviet magazine %u201cSovetskoe Foto.%u201d The first Geodesy-Leica cameras, produced in early 1934, were essentially copies of the Leica II, featuring fixed lenses similar to the Leica I Model A. The camera%u2019s top and base plates were chrome plated, while the controls were finished in nickel. The serial number is located on the shutter crate, and the lens is a Geodeziya VOOMP z-d 3.5/50 mm, numbered 1116. This specific camera is described as a unique example, highlighted in HPR%u2019s %u201cLeica Copies%u201d on pages 374%u2013375. The lot also includes a rare book and an original leather case stamped with the camera%u2019s name, further enhancing its collectible value.