Krasnogorsk-1 16mm Soviet Cine Camera Kit

Krasnogorsk-1 16mm Cine Camera

The Krasnogorsk-1 ("Poluavtomat 16") is a spring-wound 16mm cine camera made by KMZ, supplied here with its full set of three native bayonet primes - Vega-7 20mm (standard), Mir-11 12.5mm (wide-angle) and Vega-9 50mm (telephoto). A single-lens reflex design with a mirror shutter and variable frame rates from 8 to 48 fps, built as a ready-to-shoot kit for experimental filmmaking, film-school projects and collectors.

Technical Details

• Type: spring-wound 16mm cine camera, single-lens reflex (mirror shutter)
• Manufacturer: KMZ (Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod)
• Model: Krasnogorsk-1 - the original "Krasnogorsk" / "Poluavtomat 16"
• Film format: 16mm (single or double perforation)
• Film loading: reloadable cassettes (two included)
• Lens mount: Krasnogorsk bayonet
• Frame rates: 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 fps (variable dial)
• Shutter: rotating mirror/sector, approx. 150 degrees
• Viewfinder: reflex, through the mirror shutter
• Exposure meter: built-in off-lens selenium meter (semi-automatic)
• Film capacity per winding: approx. 5 meters (about 25-30 seconds at 24 fps)
• Single-frame: cable release socket for single-frame and animation work

Vega-7 20mm f/2 (Standard)

• Focal length: 20mm
• Maximum aperture: f/2
• Minimum aperture: f/16
• Closest focus: 0.4m
• Optical design: 5 elements
• Mount: Krasnogorsk bayonet
• Weight: approx. 150g
• Role: the main, natural-perspective lens

Vega-9 50mm f/2.1 (Telephoto)

• Focal length: 50mm
• Maximum aperture: f/2.1
• Minimum aperture: f/22
• Aperture blades: 6
• Closest focus: 0.9m
• Optical design: 5 elements
• Mount: Krasnogorsk bayonet
• Weight: approx. 165g
• Designed by M. D. Maltsev (KMZ); the longest of the three primes

Mir-11 12.5mm f/2 (Wide-Angle)

• Focal length: 12.5mm
• Maximum aperture: f/2
• Minimum aperture: f/16
• Closest focus: approx. 0.25m
• Mount: Krasnogorsk bayonet
• Role: wide-angle lens for dramatic, expansive perspectives

What's Included

• Krasnogorsk-1 camera body
• Vega-7 20mm f/2 lens (bayonet mount)
• Vega-9 50mm f/2.1 lens (bayonet mount)
• Mir-11 12.5mm f/2 lens (bayonet mount)
• Original box
• 2 film cassettes (one currently loaded with a roll of film)
• 4 light filters in its own separate case
• 2 step/adapter rings for mounting the filters on the lenses
• Leather carrying case
• Pistol grip handle
• Cable release for single-frame shooting
• Wrist strap for the grip
• 2 replaceable rubber eyecups for the viewfinder

Condition

Mechanically tested and fully working: the spring motor winds and holds tension, all frame rates run, the film transport works correctly and the reflex viewfinder is clear. Cosmetically very clean, with only minor scratches on the body from light prior use. All three lenses are in excellent, near-untouched condition - glass is clean and clear, focus and aperture rings turn smoothly and freely, aperture blades are clean and dry, and bayonet mounts are secure with no play. One of the two included cassettes still has a roll of 16mm film loaded in it from previous use; the new owner can unload and reload it as needed.