ZENIT 16
Zenit 16, Helios 44M, provided byIrina (80$), delivered on september 10th, 2009.
This model has a very bad reputation for reliability. It has been a very pleasant surprise to find at delivery that it works perfectly. The shutter is mechanical (1 / 15 - 1/1000s + B), the 3 PX625 batteries are used to power the lightmeter.
According to J.L.Princelle, this could be the first 135 SLR camera made of molded plastic.The back opens down by lifting the frame of the eyesight, allowing to discover a fabric curtain shutter, running vertically (partially cocked for the photo). The shutter release is very misplaced (especially when, like me, you use left eye for aiming ), almost impossible not to move while pressing with the thumb, more, the brutal mechanism causes a shock on the eyebrow!