107 - KMZ | Narciss (Earliest Known Camera)

KMZ | Narciss (Earliest Known Camera) Estimate: €1,400–1,600 Year: 1961 Serial No.: 6100080 Condition: B+ English: The very first version of the KMZ Narciss, the pioneering Soviet miniature SLR for unperforated 16mm film, producing 14 × 21 mm negatives. The present camera, no. 6100080, dates from the first year of production, 1961. Published specialist records (sovietcams.com) list no. 6100089 as the earliest previously documented production camera, placing the present example nine serial numbers earlier. It features the characteristic early cream finish with red Cyrillic “Нарцисс” engraving and the rare black warning plate on the back instructing the user to cock the shutter before changing shutter speeds. The camera is in very fine condition and is fitted with a Vega-M-1 2.8/35 mm lens, no. 2210 in a Narciss M24 mount. English: First version of the KMZ Narziss, a groundbreaking Soviet miniature SLR camera for unperforated 16 mm film and 14 × 21 mm negatives. This camera, No. 6100080, dates from the first year of production, 1961. In published reference directories (sovietcams.com), No. 6100089 is listed as the earliest documented production camera to date; this serial number is nine digits earlier. It features the characteristic early cream-colored finish and red Cyrillic “Нарцисс” engraving, as well as the rare black warning label on the back, which instructs the user to wind the shutter before changing the shutter speed. In very nice condition, with a Vega-M-1 2.8/35mm No. 2210 in the Narziss M24 mount.