1) FED Lightmeter

This is a round selenium lightmeter calibrated in GOST. This is by far the highest quality lightmeter that I have ever seen. It is every bit as well made as the camera. It was made for only a little while before the war and most do not work.It came in a brown leather case marked FED.

2) OPTEK

So far 3 variations of this light meter. They all come in a small blue cardboard box with different symbols on the box and the front of the meter. They all have OPTEK on the back, which assume is the manufacturer and some have Leningrad. on the back.And this is assumed that they are post war.

3) KIEV

This is probably the highest quality Soviet lightmeter. It is far heavier than any of the other meters. It has a film speed range of gost 4 to gost 250. It has time settings from 1250 of a second to 8seconds. Aperatures from f1.4 to f45 are provided for. The passport is dated 1956. Although it is named Kiev there is no indication that it was made at the Arsenal. Speculation: The top speed of 1250 would seem to indicate that this meter was made to be a companion to the Kiev rangefinder cameras.

4) Leningrad

This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost. It allows the use of aperatures from 1 to 22 and shutter speeds from one onthousandth of a second to 60 seconds. It has one range and accepts film speeds from 11 gost to 700 gost. There is a film speed conversion table on the back of the meter. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of black bakelite and comes in a brown leather case.

5) Leningrad-2

This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost. It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 22 and shutter speeds from 1 one thousandth of a second to 15 seconds. It has one range and accepts film speeds from 4 gost to 320 gost and is also calibrated in DIN. It also has an auxillary scale. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of black bakelite and comes in a brown leather case. There is a variation that has a film speed conversion table on the back of the meter and does not have DIN on the dial. This appears to be identical to the Moscow meter.

6) Leningrad-4

This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost and Din or in ASA and Din on the export model. It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 22 and shutter speeds from 1one thousandth of a second to 15 seconds. It has 2 ranges and accepts film speeds from 4 gost to 1000 gost, 6 to 30 DIN, 3 to 800 ASA. It also has a CINE scale and an auxillary scale. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of gray, black or green plastic and comes in a black leather case.

7) Leningrad-6

This is a silicon lightmeter calibrated in Gost. It has a reflex viewfinder in the middle of the dial.It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 45 and shutter speeds from one two thousandth of a second to 2 minutes. It has 2 ranges and accepts film speeds from 6 gost to 1400 gost, 2.8 to 33 DIN. It also has an auxillary scale.. A sliding white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. A 625A battery is required for operation. It is made of black plastic and comes in a black leather case.

8) Leningrad-7

This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost and Din or in ASA and Din on the export model. It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 22 and shutter speeds from 1 two thousandth of a second to 30 seconds. One fo the unique things about this meter is that it has 3 ranges and accepts film speeds from 2.8 gost to 1400 gost, 6 to 33 DIN, 3 to 800 ASA. It also has a CINE scale and an auxillary scale. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of black plastic and comes in a black leather case.

9) Leningrad-8

This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost. I appears to be a simplified Leningrad 7. It allows the use of apertures from 1.4 to 22 and shutter speeds from one four thousandth of a second to 2minutes. It has2 range and accepts film speeds from 3 gost to 3200 gost, 6 to 36 DIN. It also has an auxillary scale.. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of black plastic and comes in a black leather case.

10) Leningrad-10

11) Moscow

The moscow appears to be a close copy of the Leningrad-2. This is a selenium lightmeter calibrated in Gost. It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 22 and shutter speeds from 1 one thousandth of a second to 15 seconds. It has one range and accepts film speeds from 4 gost to 320 gost. There is a film speed conversion table on the back of the meter. A white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. It is made of black bakelite and comes in a brown leather case.

12) Sverdlosk-2

This is a silicon lightmeter calibrated in DIN andGost. It has a reflex viewfinder in the upper left cornerl.It allows the use of aperatures from 0.7 to 64 and shutter speeds from one four thousandth of a second to 30 minutes. It has 2 ranges and accepts film speeds from 1 gost to 2000 gost, 3 to 36 DIN. It also has an auxillary scale and tables on the back... A sliding white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. Three 625A batteries are required for operation. The meter is used by looking through a little window and turning a wheel until a led comes on. It is made of gray plastic and comes in a black leather case.

13) Sverdlosk-4

This is a silicon lightmeter calibrated in Gost. It has a reflex viewfinder in the middle of the dial.It allows the use of aperatures from 1.4 to 45 and shutter speeds from one two thousandth of a second to 2 hours. It has 2 ranges and accepts film speeds from 3 gost to 3200 gost, 3 to 36 DIN. It also has an auxillary scale and tables on the back... A sliding white filter is provided for use as an incident light meter. Three 625A batteries are required for operation. A battery pack is also provided that uses 3 AA batteries. The meter is used by looking through a little window and turning a wheel until a Led comes on. It is made of black plastic and comes in a black leather case.