Was on the search for a new camera today... full manual style of course.

What i found:
Zenit E, KMZ made, Industar-50 lens
Shutter sticks on return and selftimer wind lever is missing.
Shop said they will try to fix the shutter in about a week or so...

If they get it working, the only things left to do are:
1: solar cell in the lightmeter
2: Helios 44 or some other nice lens (they have a Jupiter-11 with LTM42 thread...)

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Hi Ivan...!

I've got exactly the same model... ...!
...complete with zoom lenses, filters, etc...

It's a Russian camera made in the 1970's...
Popular at the time.
A cheap(ish) TTL camera...a bit iffy nowadays...
Never gets used now...!

Probably better to spend a few Roubles on a Digital camera...no more expensive film processing... ...!

Cheers Ivan...!

Paul.... 8)...!

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I have seen every corner of it in the shop (opened the back, tried out the lens and visually cheked the film advance. Even had the lens screwed off (actually for measuring the opening, as the shop assistant didn't know if it was a LTM39 or a LTM42 mount)

Shutter only sticks on return (using 'B' mode), and if you touch the speed selector the system sometimes catches and the shutter moves to its intended position.

@Fozzer
Im not at all impressed by the quality of a reasonable priced digital camera

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Note Rifleman's, CraigL's, and Hagar's amazing photo's here...all done with a digital cameras.... ...!

Over to Rifleman, CraigL, and Hagar for the latest news... ...!

Paul.

Buy a Magazine. "Which Digital Camera", etc...!

It's obviously a matter of preference. Some people tell me traditional film cameras can take far better quality photos & they know far more than me on the subject. It really depends on the sort of photography you're interested in & what you want the photos for.

I don't class myself as a photographer, I just like taking photos. I can only say that most photographers I know have gone over to digital. The pros & serious amateurs use expensive DSLRs with even more expensive lenses but if they've been at it for any length of time they already have those.

An old friend of mine has been a photographer all his life & even did it for a living at one time. He recently asked my advice on a digital camera & his limit was £250. I said I could get him one for £100. We went out & got a small Fuji for £99 brand new. With extra memory, rechargeable batteries & case this ended up at less than £150. I was a little worried about how he would get on with it but he's absolutely delighted. Knowing something about cameras he suspects the lens is actually made by Nikon as the quality is outstanding. It's very light & small enough to fit in his top pocket so he can carry it anywhere. He hasn't used his film camera since getting it.

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I have two sets of batteries & two chargers. The chargers stay at home but they weigh very little anyway.

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If you want prints, Jessops in my home town charges £4.99 for 50 (fifty) 6 x 4 prints. That works out at less than 10 pence each & you can choose the ones you want. That's cheaper than I can do it at home & other camera shops have similar offers. It would cost me much the same for developing & printing a conventional 24 frame film, many of which wouldn't be any use. I still have to pay for them even if they go straight in the bin. I use most of my images on the PC so only print out the ones I want. If I still used conventional film it would be better for me to have them put on CD. This is becoming more popular now & avoids having to fork out for a decent scanner.*

I rest my case for the digital camera. I know many real photographers would disagree.

*PS. http://www.topfotoservices.co.uk/fotodisc.html

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...I forgot to mention, the rolls of un-developed films in the cameras date back 35 years... ...!

...probably rolls of clear plastic by now... ...!
LOL...!

I think used, un-processed film has quite a short storage life..!

Paul.

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LOL Exactly the same thing happened to me. Thought I'd take a chance & had them developed. The photos came out but you can't see anything through a pink haze.

Still it's not a bad idea of Rotty's. Don't know how much they charge for doing that around here. I shall investigate but between $2 - $3 sounds a tad ambitious to me. More like 10 quid I reckon. Check out my link.
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I actually tried that with my hazy pink ones when I first got my new photo scanner. The results were disappointing, possibly due to my lack of skill with the graphics editor. It's all very well having expensive software but you have to know how to use it. I've had amazing results with some of the others. After a few simple tweaks they print out far better than the originals ever were. That's why the digital camera is so much better for my purposes.