Zenit ET body USSR SLR 35mm film camera BelOMO M42 mount

Zenit ET, film SLR camera 35 mm, 8713_3867, M42 mount Belorussian Optical Mechanical Unity (BelOMO), Vilejka, USSR, 1986 Good condition. Shutter and self-timer work fully properly. Lightmeter works, but an arrow goes only halfway and then gets stuck. Body has signs of age and use. Self-timer lever does not have a plastic cover. Viewfinder has dirt inside. Left shutter curtain has abrasion area with light leakage. Lens is not included, body only. History of the camera In 1981 KMZ (Krasnogorsk) started production of SLR "Zenit-10", and in 1982 - "Zenit-11". It were models combining body and shutter from "Zenit-12" (export version of "Zenit TTL") and built-in lightmeter from "Zenit E". In 1982 BelOMO started production of "Zenit-10" with new name "Zenit ET". Default lens were "Helios-44-2" or "Industar-50-2". In the mid 1980-s "Zenit ET" got jumping diaphragm and default lens"Helios 44m", thus became the copy of "Zenit-11". Also it got hidden lock of rear cover. In the late 1980-s some metal parts were replaced with plastic, some "Zenit ET" were made without light-meter. Camera had version - "Zenit ET laboratory" - produced by BelOMO. Camera was designed for reproduction shooting and photomicrograph. No pentaprism, no light meter, vertical viewfinder. The only shutter speed is "B". Camera was produced at BelOMO since 1982 till 1995 and at KMZ (61069 pieces made). Totally about 3 mln pieces were made. The square of viewfinder was only 65% of the real frame size (20x28mm). Shutter decelerator was absent so the longest shutter speed was only 1/30 s. It was also the only shutter speed when using flash. For flashes camera has a hot shoe and synchrocontact "X". Its price with "Helios 44-2" was 140 Soviet roubles, with "Industar 50-2" - only 117 Soviet roubles (average salary was approx. 130 Soviet roubles). Сharacteristics: S/number - 8713_3867 Frame size - 24x36. Shutter speeds - 1/30-1/500, B. Type of thread - M42x1/45.5 Body - aluminium. Dimensions (mm): 134*92*53 Mass - 642 g ----------------------------------------------------- Conditions: Economy shipping to the address stated at Pinkoi with tracking number, usually sent within 3 business days after payment. See the photos for details. Photos are actual - that is exactly the camera you will receive. Please, do not hesitate to contact me for any information required. Please, watch my other items. I combine shipping - write to me what items do you want to buy, and I will calculate the discount for combined shipping. Package is packed thoroughly and carefully and marked as a “gift”. If you need to add invoice in the envelope or not to mark as a “gift”, write to me. If you are interested in terms of shipment - write to me, and I will tell the minimum, maximum and average time of shipment to your country (I accumulated vast statistics). Return shipping (if the item is as described in the ad) is paid by the buyer. My price include the item and shipping cost and does not include Duties, Value Added Taxes, Customs Clearance Fees and other charges. These charges are the buyer's full responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be before bidding/buying. Buyer needs to pay for the above fees in case that occurred for certain goods. If the package returns back to me due to the buyer refuse to pay those fees, I would not send the package again unless the buyer completes those fees and pay all the return and resend cost. Buyer can not cancel the order or request refund due to this reason. All the customs clearance and other affairs that can be necessary to get the package in the buyer’s country is buyer’s full responsibility. Please, be sure that you are aware of your post office working time, order and rules of package delivery and be ready to accept the package. If the package returns to me as “unclaimed” or the tracking system shows “unsuccessful delivery attempts”, refund to the buyer will be paid deducting the shipping and return costs. Resending must be paid extra.