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photodog
01-31-2006, 09:55
What Russian logo is this? Photo is from my 1957 Jupiter 3.
ZorkiKat
01-31-2006, 10:09
Must be a logo of one of the Belarussian optical factories. The MMZ (Minsk) logo is similar- and it has/had many factories under its wing. One of my J-3 has it too.

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dexdog
01-31-2006, 10:18
It is found on this page, about the 8th heading on the page. Unfortunately, I don't know any Russian, and the page is in Cyrillic script. However, when I moved my mouse over the logo, the words "ZOMZ old mark" appeared. Translator needed.

http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-logos.html
xayraa33
01-31-2006, 10:19
it could be one of the Zagorsk logos, they made the J-3, Zagorsk used another logo that looks like an eye in profile, with an arrow coming out of it.
dexdog
01-31-2006, 10:20
Apparently, Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant. The ZOMZ website.

http://zomz.sposad.ru/
Evgeny S
01-31-2006, 10:21
This in not MMZ logo. According ot Princelle's book, this logo belongs to OPTEK factory (or plant/workshop). I don't know what was OPTEK and where this plant is (or was) located in Russia. :confused:

P.S. I know Russian :p This is one of the version of the ZOMZ (Zagorsk) logo. So, Princelle was wrong? ;)
didotcicero
01-31-2006, 10:24
It is the Zomz-logo. Have a look at Alfred Klomp's Camera page (http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/logos/) page for info on Zomz and the Zenit Logo Page (http://www.zenitcamera.com/qa/qa-logos.html) to find the logo. Now if only that last link was in English instead of Russian...
KoNickon
01-31-2006, 10:33
The phrase next to the logo says "'Skleika' of three lenses," i.e. three lens elements. What I'm puzzling over is what "Skleika" means -- "unit," "cell"? Also puzzling is why it'd appear on a J-3, which has no such grouping.
Evgeny S
01-31-2006, 10:42
The phrase next to the logo says "'Skleika' of three lenses," i.e. three lens elements. What I'm puzzling over is what "Skleika" means -- "unit," "cell"? Also puzzling is why it'd appear on a J-3, which has no such grouping.
Skleika means "gluing together".
furcafe
01-31-2006, 13:12
Look here:

http://www.commiecameras.com/sov/index.htm


What Russian logo is this? Photo is from my 1957 Jupiter 3.
darkkavenger
01-31-2006, 14:34
Hey guys if you want to see a set of lenses ... INCLUDING Jupiter-12 you can give a look at LZOS (Lytkarino) promotional movie... it's a flash file, and you just have to skip to 10'30" in the player. Link here : http://www.lzos.ru/en/movie.htm ;)
darkkavenger
01-31-2006, 14:36
we should ask them to re-issue Russars MR2 20mm lenses in Kiev mount... but opening at f/2 .. ;)
raid
06-19-2007, 18:36
Is the ZOMZ and Zagorsk factory the same?
vanyagor
06-27-2007, 02:16
Is the ZOMZ and Zagorsk factory the same?


yes. first Z stands for Zagorsk, ZOMZ = Zagorsk Optiko-Mechanicheskij (Optico-Mechanical) Zavod (Zavod = factory)

The lenses with the logo with 3 lenses stacked together were produced before 1962 (according to KMZ factory website)

MMZ logo looks similar, but is still different.