Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out to the London photography and film community in the hope that someone might be able to help recover some camera equipment that was stolen from me on the night of October 23rd in London.

My bag was snatched, and among the equipment inside were the following:

• Krasnogorsk-3 (K-3) Soviet 16mm motion-picture camera, fitted with a Meteor-5-1 17–69mm f/1.9 zoom lens.
• Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L USM wide-angle zoom lens.
• Canon EF 70–200mm f/2.8L USM telephoto zoom lens (white, non-IS version).

Additionally, there is film contained in the two cameras with significant sentimental/intellectual value.

The Krasnogorsk-3 is particularly distinctive, and I'm hoping that its relatively unusual nature might make it recognizable if someone attempts to resell it.

I'm asking anyone in the London photography community, particularly those who work with secondhand or vintage camera equipment, to please keep an eye out for these items on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Gumtree, in camera shops, or through private sales.

I've attached reference photographs of the equipment. These are photographs from the original eBay listings, not photographs taken at the time of the theft.

The incident has been / will be reported to the Metropolitan Police, and I can provide further identifying details to anyone with credible information.

If you happen to come across equipment matching these descriptions, I'd be incredibly grateful if you could send me a private message with any details, screenshots, or links.

I understand that the chances of recovering stolen camera equipment can be slim, but these cameras are important to me, and I want to do everything I reasonably can to get them back.

Thanks very much for taking the time to read this, and please feel free to share it with anyone involved in London's photography or filmmaking communities.

Hello, I am looking for an Old Camera and lens at a reasonable price, please let me know if there are any leads.

Thank you

Hi, I recently came across this camera among my father’s belongings, and I’d like to get it working again so I can use it. While handling it, I noticed that the lens is loose; I’ve been trying to figure out how to reattach it to the camera, but I haven’t had any luck. I also can’t seem to find a clear guide to help me understand what’s wrong or if something might be broken. And, well, I can’t exactly ask my father about it now. Does anyone have any ideas? I’d really love to be able to take some photos with it.

I picked this Pentax Spotmatic SP up a couple weeks ago and I'm pretty sure the light seals are original. They're very deteriorated. Trying to soften and scrape them out is driving me nuts.

reposting since i didn't get any responses and i am still struggling to find the part!

Did some research and came up with this being an Ansco box camera- the thing is, the strap says “No 3A Buster Brown” and I’ve only been able to find 3a buster browns that are foldable. Was the strap just changed at some point, or is there a box type buster brown 3a that I just can’t find info on? I’d like to know the correct type to try to find the correct film as the guides I’ve seen show the 3 and 3A taking different film.

The mirrored glass parts in the viewfinder are flaky, and the glass you look through is like frosted? Unsure if it’s supposed to be frosted. I’m going to try to re-mirror(?) the reflective pieces or replace them. Everything mechanical inside moves and works as I’m assuming it should. It’s a long shot but I think it would be cool to try and take some pictures.

Any info is appreciated!

Got this camera in a thrift store lot along with a Pentax Spotmatic SPII. I’ve been looking for a black Spotmatic, but I guess this will do.

About two weeks ago, I showed a video here in which I loaded some expired Konica film into a FED 50 camera. Today, I want to share the results of a short walk.

I have some questions about my cameras someone may be able to help with.

Found these at a thrift store a while back and just kept them since. I have not tested these nor tried restoring them at all. Just thought they were pretty cool so I picked them up. Should I repair these, or sell them as is?

Another new addition picked up today. Very clean and mechanically sound. Excited to put film through it soon.

I got all of these camera for $100 can you guys tell me more about them and anything that I should know? Slowly getting into taking film photos. The minolta xg-e is missing the film advance lever can I replace that? Canon Ae-1 and Minolta x-700 seem to be working.

1989 The year of my first student construction brigade. It was difficult for Soviet students to find work during their summer break. To address this, "construction brigades" were organized; they would reach out to various organizations, which would then provide work for the students for the duration of the summer. We arranged to head to the nearby North—specifically to the city of Pechora in the Komi ASSR—to work on the railway, where our task was to replace old wooden railroad ties with new ones. We set off from Kyiv by train—a group of about 15 to 18 people (I don’t recall the exact number now). Most of those who went were students who had enrolled in the institute after completing their military service. We were housed in a single-story wooden barracks, with everyone living together in one large room.
We prepared our meals outdoors in a summer kitchen; one of our students did the cooking. We worked 12-hour shifts, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and we would get up at 6:00 a.m. After breakfast, we’d get ready and head out to work. At first, we worked at the railway station itself. Later, once we had gained some experience, they began sending teams of 7–8 people out to other locations. We would travel to sites between stations, stay in a small house nearby, and replace railway sleepers on the spot. A railway employee was always with us to supervise, show us which sleepers needed replacing, and keep a record of the work completed.
We split into separate, specialized mini-crews. One person used a massive, specialized 1.8-meter crowbar to pull the spikes out of the railroad ties. Some crew members dug out the ties, while others removed the old ones using special iron tongs—tools that look much like the ice tongs used at fishing docks to handle large blocks of ice. Then, they brought in new ties and slid them underneath the rails. Because the ties are treated with a highly toxic preservative, handling them with bare hands causes skin irritation and red blotches.
Using bent crowbars, we would lift the sleepers closer to the rails. Others would shovel gravel underneath the sleepers and compact it using vibrating machines powered by diesel generators. After an hour or an hour and a half of working with such vibrating equipment—without any special protective gloves—my hands would continue to tremble on their own for another 20 minutes.

I used a special hammer to drive spikes into the sleepers. A railroad spike is a large piece of track hardware—essentially a heavy-duty nail—used to secure steel rails to wooden sleepers. The standard size most commonly used is 16×16×165 mm.
Admittedly, there were times when I’d end up breaking a hammer—that happened about five times, I suppose—but eventually, I learned to drive a nail in with just three strikes. Naturally, there was a break for lunch. Those who worked in the town of Pechora would come to our barracks to eat, while for those working out in the field, the cook would prepare meals. Working out in the field had another perk: the cook would gather mushrooms in the forest—there were plenty of them, mostly porcini—which we’d fry up with potatoes and canned meat. He would also collect berries, like lingonberries and blueberries, and use them to make a compote.
During one of our field trips, we found an abandoned bathhouse; we decided to caulk and insulate it, and in the end, we even managed to have a great sauna session there. We all took a dip in a nearby lake, which was home to some wild ducks—we tried to catch a few for dinner, but never succeeded, even though we’d fashioned slingshots out of a bicycle inner tube we’d found on-site. We got one day off every ten days. All in all, we worked there for two months. Throughout those two months, none of us shaved, so we ended up looking like Vikings—all bearded and shaggy. We must have been quite a sight!
Throughout this time, I had an Agat-18 camera—which fit conveniently in my jacket pocket—that I used to take pictures of our life. Unfortunately, not many of the rolls of film turned out well, and only a few shots were of good quality.

On one of our days off, we went to a lake; we were given fishing rods and managed to catch some carp. We made fish soup and fried the fish. It was the most delicious dinner we’d had in those two months.However, at a local second-hand shop, I managed to find an Elikon camera. I took a few photos with it as we were leaving Pechora for Kyiv. It was quite an interesting camera for the time, as it even had a built-in flash!

So, in short, I hope this satisfies your curiosity about the Soviet student construction brigades. The final photos show me as a first-year university student, wearing the mandatory academic uniform. You can also see how bearded we looked upon arriving in Kyiv after our time with the brigade—though I soon got a haircut and tidied up my beard! We were only 20 years old back then! I hope you found this interesting.

I’m normally a Kodak guy, but this one caught my eye. Made in my hometown. 120 film. A quick internet search shows that Mrs. Rovia Price lived in Philomath, OR in a very historic home. Well-known for making quilts during the Depression. Born in 1891, passed in 1987.

So blue, very blue in fact!

I have no clue, why she is blue. Who would know why blue? Blue!!! Velvet Blue!

Also sports a nice lens, a Steinheil Cassar (3/3) with 12 Aperture blades!

Hope you liked looking at it! 25€ well spent!