Zorki 5 body USSR rangefinder 35mm film camera KMZ M39 LTM mount late type

Zorki-5 (Зоркий-5), vintage rangefinder film camera 35 mm, M39 (LTM) mount, s/n 5893_2498 Krasnogorsky Mechanical Plant (KMZ), Krasnogorsk, USSR, 1958 For parts (sold as not working). Shutter can be cocked, but when pushing the release button the curtains move very lazy and can get stuck. Rangefinder and dioptric adjustment work properly. Body has signs of age and use. Bottom cover does not have a lock, so bottom cover is not fixed at the body. Lens and take-up spool are not included, body only. History of the camera Since 1956 KMZ produced a very successful rangefinder camera "Zorki-4". Being the best KMZ rangefinder and of high demand it was a deficit camera. So KMZ decided to start a line of simple rangefinders to satisfy the amateur photographers to replace "Zorki", "Zorki-C", "Zorki-2", "Zorki-2C". KMZ was producing SLR cameras, so it was decided to unify both SLR and rangefinder in maximum way to decrease the price. In that time a new SLR "Zenit-3" was under design, so "Zorki-5" was created on the base on SLR. It was easier to make a simple rangefinder than compicated SLR, so "Zorki-5" was produced in 1958 and 1959, and its base "Zenit-3" - since 1960 till 1962. Totally 236 502 pieces of "Zorki-5" were made. "Zenit-3" had some drawbacks and was stopped in production, so "Zorki-5" was cancelled too. New camera "Zenit-3m" became a base for next rangefinder "Zorki-6". Although "Zorki-5" and "Zorki-6" are very similar, technologically they are completely different. "Zorki-5" inherited many parts from first "Zorki" - for example, the lower part of the body, bottom covers are interchangeable. Two types of "Zorki-5" are known: early (with square left window of a rangefinder and painted name) and late (with round left window of a rangefinder and name on the mounted plate). Here I offer late variant, which is considered to be more reliable. Default lenses are "Industar-50" (3.5/50) and "Jupiter-8" (2/50). Of course, all lenses with M39 (LTM) mount fit that camera. Shutter is cloth, curtains move horizontally. Shutter speeds available: 1/25 (or 1/30 at late type), 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and B. Shutter is cocked with lever. Camera has synchrocontact "X" for electronic flashes and "M" for disposable flashes. Camera has a cold shoe. Rangefinder base is 65 mm. Bottom cover is removable with one lock. There is a tripod socket with 3/8". Characteristics: S/number - 5893_2498 Frame size - 24x36. Shutter speeds - 1-1/500, B. Type of thread - M39x1/28.8 Body - aluminium. Dimensions (mm): 145*81*34 Mass - 491 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.