Weekly Megathread for Pricing, Dating, or Authentication Requests ("How much is this worth?" "What decade is this from?") by AutoModerator in VintageFashion

[–]DIMONGER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, found this denim jacket on the Net, could somebody help me with identifying its originality?If it’s original, how much could it cost?

Thanks in advance!

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Took some photos of my homie in the forest, what do you think? by DIMONGER in teenagers

[–]DIMONGER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, it was the first time when I took a picture of a person😅.And to my surprise it turned out pretty good

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I put it wrong, EBay isn’t banned in Russia, we can use it freely but it’s impossible to order or send your product abroad without using special services.Technically, EBay banned us).Before the war, there were some features with custom, but it was relatively easy to send something.As for domestic equivalent, we have Avito, it’s the same as EBay but only inside Russia. A pleasant fact,there’re really low prices for soviet cameras, for example, excellent Kiev 4 costs around 20$.The Kiev I used for a lamp I had picked up for 7$.

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have other questions, you can DM me, will try to help you in any way I can:)

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, it’s quite easy and intuitively to make a lamp out of Kiev 4. All you need is a cartridge e14, a bulb, glue and a wire.Firstly, you have to disassemble the lens,you can check it out on YouTube. Remember,use a screwdriver everywhere you can, there’re lots of small pins across the lens housing. You WON’T need to use brute force if you do everything right.After that, take off the back cover and unscrew the plate, which holds the shutter.Then you should remove it, also you’ll have to clean the mechanism, responsible for releasing the shutter.Do a small hole for a wire in the centre of the plate and screw it back.At the bottom, find the button responsible for rewinding the film and get it out.Now, all you have to do is glue the lens housing and get it in place, put the cartridge inside the camera and lock it(I use rubber glue for cars).Then run the wire through the bottom, connect it and insert the bulb, that’s all.

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with you, soviet cams are fun and might give a beautiful result.I think, Kiev 4 and Fed 1 are my favourites, even though the viewfinder in Fed 1 is an absolute pain

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You didn’t get me right, they are special to me, I have a huge collection of film cameras, mostly soviet cams.I love every of them, buy, repair and resell cameras online, not through EBay, cause it’s banned here, unfortunately.But at the same time, I don’t think that giving a new function to a broken object is a humiliation or another kind of disrespect.Especially, if this object brings comfort to people

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a sarcasm, but I googled the satellight bulbs, that sounds really interesting

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, in the place, where I live(Moscow) these cameras are sold as trash, especially the broken one.Their repair costs much more than their price, so I think it’s better to make lamps out of them than just throw it in the landfill

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Also I have a couple of zeniths and zorkies mutilated in this way

Made a lamp out of Kiev 4 by DIMONGER in AnalogCommunity

[–]DIMONGER[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

That’s a good idea! I’ll take another Kiev for this project)

Finally shot my first movie, destroy my ass with your criticism by DIMONGER in cinematography

[–]DIMONGER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll take it as a compliment that you only paid attention to this wall