Zorki-2C 2S rangefinder film camera 35 mm M39 mount USSR KMZ body

Zorki-2C (Зоркий-2С), vintage Soviet rangefinder camera 35 mm, M39 (LTM) mount, s/n 570_32882 Krasnogorsky Mechanical Plant (KMZ), Krasnogorsk, USSR, 1957 Sold as partly working. Shutter works properly at 1/250 sec (at slower speeds curtains move lazy or with gap, at 1/500 shutter fires after a small pause). Body has signs of age, one screwbolt is absent at the rear side. Self-timer does not work (lever moves and then gets stuck). Lens and take-up spool are not included, body only. History of the camera This is a futher development of "Zorki-C" model which was copied from Soviet "FED" camera which was in turn copied from German Leica II (Leica D). In addition to synchrocontact with changeable forestalling time 0-25 ms and change of release button and rewind mechanism activation, self timer was added. Camera was produced since 1956 till 1960 at Krasnogorsky mechanical plant (KMZ). Total 214 903 pieces made. Default lenses are "Industar-22"(3.5/50), "Industar-50"(2.8/50), "Jupiter-8" (2/50). Of course, all lenses with M39 (LTM) mount fit this camera. Bottom cover is removable. Body is aluminium. Shutter is cloth, horizontal moving. Shutter speeds: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500 sec and B. Shutter speed can be set before or after cocking the shutter. Viewfinder and rangefinder are not united, have separate windows. Viewfinder magnification - 0.44x, rangefinder has no magnification. Rangefinder base - 38mm. Camera has tripod socket 3/8". Camera can use standard film cassetes and dual cylinder cassettes from Leica. Its price was 30 Soviet roubles (with average salary about 120 Soviet roubles per month), so it was not expensive. Characteristics: S/number - 5703_2882 Frame size - 24x36. Shutter speeds - 1/25-1/500, B. Type of thread - M39x1/28.8 Body - aluminium. Dimensions (mm): 135*80*34 Mass - 460 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.