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Zenit 5

Krasnogorsk·Year unknown·Camera

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The Zenit 5 is the World's first 35 mm SLR camera with a built-in electric motor and rechargeable batteries, made by KMZ between 1964 and '68.[1] It is similar to the manually operated Zenit 4 and Zenit 6, with bayonet-fitting interchangeable lenses and leaf shutter behind the lens, giving speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. The selenium light meter is coupled to the aperture and shutter speed controls with the meter needle displayed in the viewfinder. The shutter and aperture settings are inter

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