It is hard to overestimate the value of this book to collectors and users of the many great Soviet era cameras that have appeared in the USA since glasnost removed political, cultural and commercial barriers, but the text is often almost undecipherable and the many pictures are not reproduced as well as one might hope. Why Hove would publish a book in broken English is the question one is left with after even a cursory examination. Compare to their beautifully executed text and illustrations in their book on Rollei collecting.Princelle's book is still great, and unless someone publishes an English edition of the Isaak S. Maizenberg book, it will remain the best thing out there. I hope the second edition has better editing and crisper illustrations.