David Mitchell
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Whilst reasearching a Zenit 35mm SLR camera I cam across a Zenit Photosniper on wikipedia and needed it in my life lol so, I managed to get hold of one, all in the original box with no wear, all the filters, spotless condition plus some free lenses (everyone loves free lenses)
Anyhow, here it is when it arrived - its a heavy gauge metal box, very well made, few light marks on top
TADA!
The actual lens and camera are screwed into the actual case, as is the stock mount/trigger
Here are all the main parts:
Here it is all together and mounted, pull the trigger, it takes a photo
Here is a size comparison with my Kodak Six-20
And here is a size comparison with my 8" Dan Wesson revolver
A cool feature of the case is that the top of the box has screw threads for the lenses and filters, the sellers also gave me a Pentax autotele lens and it also comes with the standard Zenit Helios 44-2
Here is the lens and camera setup, its a Tair 300x4.5 lens, specs are 4.5 to 22 aperture and it has a variable zoom - there is a small wheel under the lens which is perfectly placed with regards to the stock (where you put your hand grip)
The camera itself has a far few manual features, it also has a light meter that I need to check to see if it works or not and it seems to also have an unbuilt settings suggestion (on the left) Shutter speeds are up to 1/500s, it has a timer and also a exposure lock so you can't forward the film on without taking a photo.
Here is the Helios 44-2 lens, need to work out how everything works, the aperture settings do click allowing a 'maximum of up to' setting, but you can rotate the ring behind it which move the aperture leaves back to fully open again, not sure if thats correct but everything seems to be smooth, I can see a bit of oil (I think) on the leaves meaning that it must have been serviced at some point.
Many settings!
Here is the Pentax autotele - seems to fit between the body and another lens to give you an electrical focus
Tis quite a big camera, but its very comfortable and balanced to hold with the grip, its an M42 lens and I have seen a DSLR fitted instead of the Zenit with the use of an adaptor
Whilst reasearching a Zenit 35mm SLR camera I cam across a Zenit Photosniper on wikipedia and needed it in my life lol so, I managed to get hold of one, all in the original box with no wear, all the filters, spotless condition plus some free lenses (everyone loves free lenses)
Anyhow, here it is when it arrived - its a heavy gauge metal box, very well made, few light marks on top
TADA!
The actual lens and camera are screwed into the actual case, as is the stock mount/trigger
Here are all the main parts:
Here it is all together and mounted, pull the trigger, it takes a photo
Here is a size comparison with my Kodak Six-20
And here is a size comparison with my 8" Dan Wesson revolver
A cool feature of the case is that the top of the box has screw threads for the lenses and filters, the sellers also gave me a Pentax autotele lens and it also comes with the standard Zenit Helios 44-2
Here is the lens and camera setup, its a Tair 300x4.5 lens, specs are 4.5 to 22 aperture and it has a variable zoom - there is a small wheel under the lens which is perfectly placed with regards to the stock (where you put your hand grip)
The camera itself has a far few manual features, it also has a light meter that I need to check to see if it works or not and it seems to also have an unbuilt settings suggestion (on the left) Shutter speeds are up to 1/500s, it has a timer and also a exposure lock so you can't forward the film on without taking a photo.
Here is the Helios 44-2 lens, need to work out how everything works, the aperture settings do click allowing a 'maximum of up to' setting, but you can rotate the ring behind it which move the aperture leaves back to fully open again, not sure if thats correct but everything seems to be smooth, I can see a bit of oil (I think) on the leaves meaning that it must have been serviced at some point.
Many settings!
Here is the Pentax autotele - seems to fit between the body and another lens to give you an electrical focus
Tis quite a big camera, but its very comfortable and balanced to hold with the grip, its an M42 lens and I have seen a DSLR fitted instead of the Zenit with the use of an adaptor
