Serial Number: Cam0082
Type:
Single - Lens Reflex Guns Camera
Manufacturer:
Zenit - KMZ (Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod
Country of Origin:
Russia
Production Period:
1982 - 1995
Approximate Price:
USD 495.00
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
As one of Russia’s premiere manufacturing plants for specialized hardware and optics, its
only natural that Zenit would design and produce the
most rugged and hardcore camera set of all time: The
Fotosniper. Essentially, consisting of a Zenit 12S SLR,
huge telephoto lens, and tough-guy rifle mount, this
camera was originally made for the military for
battlefield photography.
Fotosniper’s basic principles are similar to a real
sniper rifle, except that it shoots brilliant, contrasty
pictures rather than bullets. The riffle mount and
secure shoulder stock allows you to brace the camera
against your body to stabilize it and minimize shaking.
The Fotosniper’s 12S rifle triggered operated SLR was
delivered in a tin suitcase as a set with 58mm Helios
lens and 300mm Tair Telelens. It is a Zenit 12S SLR
body with M42 screw mount together with a rifle stock like device that served as a combination of
shoulder/hands “tripod”.
Its key features are:
1. Single-Lens Reflex Design
2. Manual Focus, manual shutter speed and aperture
control.
3. Shutter speeds from 1/500 to 1/30, plus B.
4. Compatible with all M42 screw mount lenses.
5. Through the lens, metering with LED light exposure
guides in the viewfinder.
6. Features self-timer, cable release thread, tripod
thread.
7. Size 5.5 x 2 x 3.75 (14cm x 5cm x 9.5 cm)
8. Weight 1.25lb (0.5kg)
“The most famous user of the fotosniper was Nikita Kruschev. It is rumored that he was actually the father of the
modern fotosniper. Supposedly, his fotosniper FS2 was
broken and he took it to KMZ to be repaired. When he was
told that it was no longer in production, he said that it
was too bad because it was really a useful camera. This
was taken as a command by the management, and the
new Fotosniper 12S, was born”.
