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Late Zorki 1a or early Zorki 1b?

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[quote]Today a very interesting camera arrived here. It's a late Zorki 1a or early 1b. Serial number is 09496. The camera is interesting because it has the speed dial of a Zorki 1a (FED-Zorki type) but the release collar of a Zorki 1b. So it seems to be an in-between-model of both types. Aidas site shows a model that is near to this but different, because it has the collar of the 1a and the speed dial of a 1b :-)

I think everything is original, the camera looks as it was never opened before and as it was build yesterday. It's really amazing, I have never seen such an early camera in such a good state. Everything feels and works like new, it cocks and releases totally smooth. Even the shutter curtains look as they were from yesterday.

It was described as non working (shutter broken) and it doesn't work at all when it arrives. During disassembling it I found a washer that does not belong to the camera and that sits between the gears. So maybe it was delivered broken from the factory or the washer felt inside very early and makes the camera non working.

The lens is a late Industar 22 "Zorki" with the newer aperture ring. It also comes with a Zorki yellow filter, which I have never seen before and the nice Zorki lens cap.

Here are some pictures:

[img]http://ritzelkiste.de/ussrphoto/zorki1ab01.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ritzelkiste.de/ussrphoto/zorki1ab02.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ritzelkiste.de/ussrphoto/zorki1ab03.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ritzelkiste.de/ussrphoto/zorki1ab04.jpg[/img]

[img]http://ritzelkiste.de/ussrphoto/zorki1ab05.jpg[/img]

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de[/quote]

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