My Mid Format Equipment

13 x 18 cm Russian FKD Travel Camera

They were built already before WWII and continued until mid of the 1980s.
They were produced in several places, most of them were not specialized on cameras, but were furniture factories. The camera design did not change during the centuries, only material and processing varied.

FKD is the abbreviation for russian travel cameras (Foto Kamera Dorozhnaya - in contrast to FKP studio cameras: Foto Kamera Pavilyonnaya). These are travel cameras with bellow, completely foldable and compact to transport.

My FKD was produced 1986 in Charkow, USSR (today Ukraine).

The lens is an Industar-51, produced in Kazan, USSR (today Russia, Republic of Tatarstan), by KOMZ with f4.5/210mm. It comes without shutter, exposure is done by opening the lens cap.

Produced 1986 in Charkow, former USSR

Foldable

Completely foldable and compact to transport

Lens

Industar-51 f4.5/210mm