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AlexanderK
Posted - Jun 21 2020 : 5:02:35 PM Among my other cameras I have found this curious FED-Zorki with s/n 02198. Very fine made, nevertheless it seems to me to be a fake. Remarkable is also a release knob. Such pattern I haven't seen before. Any ideas?
Posted - Jun 22 2020 : 5:04:54 PM Thank you guys, all my rest doubts just flown away .
Regards, Alexander
Guido
Posted - Jun 22 2020 : 4:17:48 PM Bonsoir Jacques
That's what I'd tried to say with "the transportation knob is a FED one, not a Zorki one" ... ;-)
Best wishes - Guido
Jacques M.
Posted - Jun 22 2020 : 2:25:08 PM Probably there is no real doubt... To Guido's list, I could add the position of the pins of the view counter: Fed's rather than Zorki's.
Amitiés. Jacques.
Guido
Posted - Jun 21 2020 : 6:10:07 PM Good morning Alexander
You're probably right, too much differences compared to an original FED-Zorki 1948. Some observations:
- in this s/n range it should be a 1/1000 model, not 1/500 (not very sure) - the s/n is too much left compared to an original - the "-" in the s/n is too low - the "8" in the s/n is very badly aligned - the speed dail is one of a later Zorki or FED - the release knob is an early FED one with a bad screw around (not FED or Zorki) - the transportation knob is a FED one, not a Zorki one - the arrow on the accessory is not correct for a FED-Zorki - the color of the screws in the botton is wrong
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