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Matt42
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SOLD! SOLD! This is about as miscellaneous as things get. It's a camera, and an unusual one at that. It's a Russian Zenit12C single lens reflex (SLR) 35 mm spy camera. My mom bought this in Moscow for my brother while on a tour in Russia and Ukraine in April, 1986. The tour stopped at one of the USSR’s stores for foreign tourists that had hard currency to spend. By 1986, Perestroika was making tours and tourist goods for sale more widely available.
It’s complete, including the camera, a normal lens for regular photography, a super long lens for telephoto work or document copying, a lens filter set, a lens body cover, and two reloadable film cassettes. Regular 35 mm film in the preloaded cassettes that we are used to wasn’t always available in the USSR, so it was sometimes necessary to preload the cassettes from loose strips of 35 mm film.
There are some unique aspects. It comes with a shoulder stock and a pistol grip! In the absence of a tripod, the shoulder stock and pistol grip allow the user to take photographs that are rock steady. The trigger on the pistol grip operates the shutter.
The camera and accessories come in a hand-made lightweight steel attache case. Every piece of the set fastens securely within the case so it won’t rattle.
The camera is in like new condition. I have not tried it out. It worked very well when my late brother last used it, circa 2000. He found it to be a real attention-getter. The controls all operate smoothly. The inside is clean and the shutter cloth is pristine. The camera and accessories show some small scratches that derive from removing the camera from the case and then putting it back.
I'm asking $235, and I can work out shipping. I can send more pictures.
It’s complete, including the camera, a normal lens for regular photography, a super long lens for telephoto work or document copying, a lens filter set, a lens body cover, and two reloadable film cassettes. Regular 35 mm film in the preloaded cassettes that we are used to wasn’t always available in the USSR, so it was sometimes necessary to preload the cassettes from loose strips of 35 mm film.
There are some unique aspects. It comes with a shoulder stock and a pistol grip! In the absence of a tripod, the shoulder stock and pistol grip allow the user to take photographs that are rock steady. The trigger on the pistol grip operates the shutter.
The camera and accessories come in a hand-made lightweight steel attache case. Every piece of the set fastens securely within the case so it won’t rattle.
The camera is in like new condition. I have not tried it out. It worked very well when my late brother last used it, circa 2000. He found it to be a real attention-getter. The controls all operate smoothly. The inside is clean and the shutter cloth is pristine. The camera and accessories show some small scratches that derive from removing the camera from the case and then putting it back.
I'm asking $235, and I can work out shipping. I can send more pictures.
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