This is a modern design for a medium format folding roll film camera. It has a combined viewfinder and coupled range finder. The shutter speeds and apertures lock together and the lens is marked with "Exposure Values"(EV). This camera has a brown eveready leather case with chrome trim around the top and bottom and Iskra on the lens cover [2].

Produced: 1960-1963
Name: „Искра“
Producer: KMZ
Frame size: 6x6 cm.
Lens: Industar-58   3.5/75.
Shutter: 1s, 1/2s, 1/4s, 1/8s, 1/15s, 1/30s, 1/60s, 1/125s, 1/250s, 1/500s + B.

Quantity: 38.722 units.
                                                               

1st version

Type-1a. An earliest known version of the particular camera. Very few prototype cameras released in 1959. Comes without adjustment bolt on the top plate yet. An old flash synch markings on the shutter (see picture below). An earliest so far known camera has s/n  #6000132 (SovietCams).

Iskra  (type-1a)  #6001298.

Type-1b. Camera identical to type-1a, but with new flash synch markings on the shutter (see picture below). Released in 1960 only.

Iskra (type-1b)  #602653.

2nd version

Type-2a. Camera identical to 1st version, but with adjustment bolt on the top plate already (see picture opposite). Some cameras bearing "SDELANO B CCCP" markings on the rear plate. New flash synch markings on the shutter as on Iskra-2 camera (see picture below).Released in 1960-1963.

Iskra (type-2a)  #6111454.

Type-2b. Camera identical to type-2a, but with old flash synch markings as on type-1b camera (see picture opposite). Some cameras bearing "SDELANO B CCCP" markings on the rear plate. Released in 1960-1963.

Iskra (type-2b)  #6301329.

3rd version

An export version of the particular camera (2nd version), under name "Iskra" in Roman characters. "MADE IN USSR" markings on the rear plate.



Camera #6308535 from Alexey Nikitin (Russia) collection.

Sample of Iskra (3rd version) camera.