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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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 Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 10:40:31 AM
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Quick question: did Zenit-ES exist outside the FS-3 kit and was there ever a model without the secondary trigger nut on the bottom? I've seen some pictures that somewhat hint at that but cannot be sure without seeing actual bottom of the camera...
Thanks,
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BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
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Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 11:13:12 AM
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hmmmm....never saw (apart hand made "bitza" assembly zenit ES+zenitE bottom)
ask Zoom opinion ??? |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
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Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 1:50:17 PM
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Thank you Alain! I would also assume "S" in "ES" stands for "Sniper" so probably it wouldn't make any sense having this camera outside of the kit because it would be just an "E" then... .. but just curious. Like this picture, what do you think? It's very hard to tell but it seems like it's standing flat.
like this one: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~tobiko/zenites.html but he does say it's part of the kit.. |
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BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
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Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 06:11:47 AM
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hmmmmm....small website whith brown fake FED 5....
It is not the first time I see a zenit ES whith exchanged bottom plate, (or may be a hole in the white paper, to stand flat this camera  ) |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
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Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 09:21:54 AM
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Ha! That's what I thought too about the hole in the white paper ..
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Richard Nuttall
Poolhall
United Kingdom
163 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 10:01:40 AM
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Not seen one like that before but looks to be as Alain says, a rebuild or repair with different parts, nice condition though
Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT |
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
837 Posts
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Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 2:07:00 PM
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Alain,
I don't think that the brown FED 5 is a fake. As I know they were special built for Foto Brenner, who sold them knew until some years ago. I've had one of it with the box and as I remember the color was marked on the box. But I don't have it anymore.
Ulrich
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BERRY alain
mermoz37
France
814 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2009 : 06:50:30 AM
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thanks for information Ulrich . I know Brenner Foto in the past and I can , now, confirm (I forgot their catalog  ) |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Dec 06 2009 : 11:22:16 PM
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| Correction - I meant FS-3, not FS-2 (I WISH ) in the comparison picture. |
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Richard Nuttall
Poolhall
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 07 2009 : 03:13:21 AM
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Sounds entirely possible Vlad and makes a lot of sense to me. This reminds of the story about the Triumph motor bikes with both imperial and metric bearings in the engine- again to use up the parts! Needless to say their engine life was not so long
Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT |
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Dec 07 2009 : 4:45:12 PM
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Thanks for the input Richard, I'd like to hear a few more opinions and if everyone concurs I'd like to create a wiki entry for this model since it's not really a "Sniper" anymore but a stand-alone camera.. any other thoughts/objections? I think substitutions and part re-usage was a fairly common trend in Soviet camera history..
Thanks,
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
My Collection
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Posted - Dec 07 2009 : 4:47:26 PM
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Also it seems to be that this camera is fairly rare, I think I got lucky getting both variations in the span of a week, I've never seen it for sale before with flat bottom.. always with a "Sniper" bottom plate...
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Richard Nuttall
Poolhall
United Kingdom
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Posted - Dec 08 2009 : 06:27:54 AM
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I would agree that it should have a wiki entry. I think given the new finds it is probably a rare but factory made variation, and after all if they are found to be rebuilds, or repairs it can be deleted. Nice find Vlad
Samsung GX-10,too many Russian Lenses, A lot of Zenits, an Almaz 103 a few Yashica,and finally a Minox35GT |
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Zenit-ES Flat bottom
