VERY SPECIAL ELIKON-535 CAMERA LIKE NEW, IN ORIGINAL PAPER BOX!

ABOUT ITEM'S ORIGIN (You can SKIP it!) This camera was introduced in times of famous "Perestroika" at BelOMO plant at Minsk, now it is the capital of independent Byelorussia. This camera is very special: it looks like usual compact (pocket) camera, but really it still mechanical camera with full adjustable sharpness and well adjustable aperture/shutter speeds. This ideas were used at half-format camera Agat-18 designed at BelOMO in beginning of 1980-th. Elikon-535 camera had very good chances to became folk-camera at USSR because it was very inexpensive and reliable, but the history of USSR discharged this chances. With minimal knowledge in the photography, anybody can understand how to use this camera and how to take pictures with it. ITEM'S CONDITION: LIKE NEW The camera looks never used before, just examine item's photos, please All functions are available. TECHNICAL FEATURES * Frame size 24x36mm. * Central shutter provide combinations of aperture and shutter speeds 3.8/90, 4.6/97, 5.6/130, 6.3/206, 7.1/325, 8/512, 11/512, 16/512. There is only scale of apertures with clicks at described combinations, this scale also has weather symbols, which helps to determine exposition according with loaded film. * Synchronization with flash at any shutter speed (tested!), "hot shoe" flash connection. * Lens: coated Minar-2 lens made off genuine glass, same lenses provides very clear, sharp and contrast images. The lens is very clean, without scratches and fungus. * Scale of film speed allows to use weather symbols connected with shutter speed and aperture, thus You can receive properly exposed images without any automatic or light meter. Modern negative films will provide very good quality in that case. There is available 50, 100, 200 & 400 ASA, really when You change the film speed, You move only index of calculator near weather symbols. * Focusing from 1m to infinity according with symbols of distances (portrait 1.2m, group 2.5m, building "infinity"). Dots between those symbols means 1.6m & 5.0 m. * Marks of parallax correction into viewfinder. * Shutter release is locked if the lens is not opened. * Tripod mount: standard groove 1/4 inch. * Film winding is from cassette to built-in take-up spool, it is blocked with cocking the shutter. * Dimencions: 103x69x46mm. * Weight: 170gr. * Easy in using, light and compact camera will Your first step to serious artistic shootings! SHIPPING TERMS We are more than happy to welcome any international bidders!!! We ship the item FREE WORLDWIDE! Item will be shipped via Russian Mail service immediately upon receipt of your payment. Shipping time is mostly about 2-5 weeks to receive the item as Registered Air Mail package (or by registered and insured Air Mail parcel for heavy items), but sometimes (but not very often) it can be up to two month. If you need really fast shipping, DHL and UPS are available here, but shipping a metal 35mm camera can cost over $100, thus this kind of shipping is rarely used.