Ukraine has a rich history of film camera manufacturing and has been home to several well-known companies and factories that have manufactured a wide range of cameras over the years. Among the most famous film camera manufacturers and factories in Ukraine are FED, Kiev and Arsenal.
Kiev or Kyiv is a city in eastern Ukraine that has a long history of camera manufacturing. The city was home to several camera factories, including FED and Arsenal, which manufactured a range of cameras including rangefinders, SLRs, and medium format cameras. Known for their durability, the Kiev cameras were widely used by professional photographers in the Soviet Union.
Cameras made in the Ukraine
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120, ...
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120, ...
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120
- Single lens reflex camera
- 120
FED, or Felix Dzerzhinsky Factory, was a Soviet-era camera manufacturer established in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the 1930s. The company was named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police, and initially focused on manufacturing cameras for the military. However, FED later began manufacturing a line of popular rangefinder cameras based on the Leica design, known for their durability and reliability. FED cameras were widely used in the Soviet Union and were also exported to other countries.
Arsenal or Kiev Arsenal Factory was a Soviet-era camera factory established in the city of Kiev in the 1920s. The company manufactured a wide range of cameras, which included rangefinders, SLRs, and medium format cameras. An example is the Kiev series for medium format. These models are modular and “oriented” heavily on the Hasselblad cameras of the period.