John Player Special

The JPS camera looks like a packet of cigarettes but contains a varient of the Russian 16mm Kiev Subminiature Camera. They are frequently claimed to be a genuine KGB spy camera however this particular example was made recently (2001) in the Ukraine by a gentleman who also makes fake gold Leicas. A number of other people also make them,this results in a number of variations. One of the fake cigarettes winds the film and cocks the shutter and a concelled button fires the shutter. Originally they commanded a high price however this particular camera was bought brand new, in London, from the maker for £80.