Zenit Nr.0006

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Topic author: AlexanderK

Posted on: 20180521105953

Zenit Nr.0006 on Violity auction:

https://auction.violity.com/76714071-fotoapparat-zenit-50-godov-nomer-0006

Regards, Alexander

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Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20180521121025

Wow...
So cameras like this are still found!
Over 3.000 €uros at the moment.
Well known bidder Arsat also in the game.

Best regards,
Juhani

Reply author: AlexanderK

Replied on: 20180521150157

Was sold for 7.178,- Euro.

Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20180522064940

What is the exact place of this Zenit in the production?
Sure, it's the s/n 6. I suppose it belongs to the second prototypes, by the Princelle?

Thanks. Jacques.

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20180522092454

http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-827463118

Looks like they had a very very long development with several protypelike versions before getting it to serial production.

Best regards,
Juhani

Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20180523141632

Yes...
Thanks, Juhani.
Here is the s/n 00010 of the same 2nd proto series, on levonsa's site:
http://ussrcameras.ru/catalog/187 Seems as a sister of this s/n 0006.
Princelle had already shown this same s/n 00010 (by the s/n of the lens)in his book.

Amitiés. Jacques.

Reply author: nhchen

Replied on: 20180523200737

Does anyone know what is the purpose of that second window on the back of the camera beside the finder?
Nathan

Reply author: Zoom

Replied on: 20180524154014

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nhchen
 Does anyone know what is the purpose of that second window on the back of the camera beside the finder?
Nathan
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This is the window to an interior shutter speed dial (a similarly design was in the ZENIT-L project, see http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/zenit-1/zenit-l.html).

http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/zenit-1/zenit-l-controls.jpg

It was a good idea, but it would be better to bring the image of the installed shutter speed right into the viewfinder... It's possible, although a very little space is there.
Unfortunately, the lower cost price won...

Reply author: nhchen

Replied on: 20180525142200

Thanks for the explanation Zoom.
Nathan