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| naaimad |
Posted - Aug 07 2011 : 2:19:26 PM
hello, i've recently bought a elikon 2 , but it's serial number is 9601014. in wiki catalog http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=74&ParentID=1&ContentID=922&Item=Elikon+2 there aren't this kind of serial number. can anyone enlighten me? :)
but my biggest request is: can anybody help me with an instruction manual?
thank you in advance. |
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| naaimad |
Posted - Aug 08 2011 : 3:18:56 PM
thank you cedricfan. those are precious informations.  |
| cedricfan |
Posted - Aug 08 2011 : 09:32:10 AM
Very odd serial number, five years gap to all previously known examples!
Batteries: with most USSR cameras you use either A76=R44=G13 or larger PX625 type. And alkaline or silver 1,5 volt is good even for the older ones like Zenit. In this Elikon you can use both: there should be a plastic "adapter tube" if you use two smaller A76=R44=G13 batteries. If tube is missing or you have only PX625 at home the usen two of those. Simple!
Best regards,
Juhani |
| naaimad |
Posted - Aug 08 2011 : 04:19:09 AM
the serial number is engraved on the bottom plate, as it can be seen in the following picture:
another difference is that the shutter button is pink, not red:
until i'll find a instruction manual (scanned, in russian, it doesn't matter) can anyone tell me what kind of batteries does it use?
thank you. |
| RCCCUK |
Posted - Aug 08 2011 : 02:15:07 AM
Hi,
You are quite right, the serial number on your Elikon-2 does appear to be strange. The first two digits of some Elikon cameras indicate the year of manufacture. The Elikon-2, as far as I am aware was only manufactured in 1990 and 1991, hence the serial numbers listed in the Wiki Catalog. Is the serial number on a paper label? If it is, it may have been changed at some time.
David. |
| Vlad |
Posted - Aug 07 2011 : 8:20:13 PM
Hi,
I think regarding serial #, they are inside the camera in the film chamber, often on a paper sticker if I'm not mistaken. I don't have this particular Elikon, but other models are like that.
Vlad. |
