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The '''Photosniper''' [[SLR]]-"guns" were made by [[KMZ]]. Maybe the conception behind these "shooters" was to give photographers who were gunmen a tool for shooting tele-exposures with a more quiet hand. | The '''Photosniper''' [[SLR]]-"guns" were made by [[KMZ]]. Maybe the conception behind these "shooters" was to give photographers who were gunmen a tool for shooting tele-exposures with a more quiet hand. | ||
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== Photosniper FS-3 == | == Photosniper FS-3 == | ||
| − | Produced 1965-69, supplied as complete kit housed in a steel container. Individual components were fastened to the container by screws and | + | Produced 1965-69, the FS-3 was supplied as a complete kit housed in a steel container. Individual components were fastened to the container by screws, bolts and clips. In later versions the steel container was replaced by a canvas bag. |
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| − | * The camera body | + | The kit comprised: |
| − | * 58mm | + | * The camera body: a '''Zenit ES''' (a [[Zenit E]] with an extra shutter release in the base) |
| − | * 300mm | + | * Helios-44 58mm f/2 lens |
| − | * Two yellow filters | + | * Tair-3AS 300mm f/4.5 lens (again, the Tair-3AS is a modified version of the Tair-3,with a focus control added on the underside) |
| + | * Two yellow filters, 2× and 1.4× | ||
* UV filter | * UV filter | ||
* Orange filter | * Orange filter | ||
* Green filter | * Green filter | ||
| − | * Two cassette cases | + | * Two film cassette cases |
* Two screwdrivers | * Two screwdrivers | ||
| − | * Lens | + | * Lens hood |
* Trigger assembly and strap | * Trigger assembly and strap | ||
| − | * Shoulder | + | * Shoulder stock |
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| − | The Photosniper FS-12 rifle trigger operated [[SLR]] was | + | ==Photosniper FS-12== |
| + | The Photosniper FS-12 rifle trigger operated [[SLR]] was again supplied in an enamelled steel suitcase as a set with the the updated Helios 44 - a Helios-44M4 (or 44M5 or 44M6) 58 mm f/2 - and Tair-3AS 300 mm f/4.5 tele lens. The camera body is a [[Zenit 12|Zenit 12S]]; this photosniper therefore has the marked advantage over the FS-3 of through-the-lens metering. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 29 November 2011
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| Photosniper FS-3 image by Dave Dockerill (Image rights) |
The Photosniper SLR-"guns" were made by KMZ. Maybe the conception behind these "shooters" was to give photographers who were gunmen a tool for shooting tele-exposures with a more quiet hand.
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| FS-3, packed and ready to go image by Dave Dockerill (Image rights) |
Photosniper FS-3
Produced 1965-69, the FS-3 was supplied as a complete kit housed in a steel container. Individual components were fastened to the container by screws, bolts and clips. In later versions the steel container was replaced by a canvas bag.
The kit comprised:
- The camera body: a Zenit ES (a Zenit E with an extra shutter release in the base)
- Helios-44 58mm f/2 lens
- Tair-3AS 300mm f/4.5 lens (again, the Tair-3AS is a modified version of the Tair-3,with a focus control added on the underside)
- Two yellow filters, 2× and 1.4×
- UV filter
- Orange filter
- Green filter
- Two film cassette cases
- Two screwdrivers
- Lens hood
- Trigger assembly and strap
- Shoulder stock
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| Photosniper FS-12 image by Siim Vahur (Image rights) |
Photosniper FS-12
The Photosniper FS-12 rifle trigger operated SLR was again supplied in an enamelled steel suitcase as a set with the the updated Helios 44 - a Helios-44M4 (or 44M5 or 44M6) 58 mm f/2 - and Tair-3AS 300 mm f/4.5 tele lens. The camera body is a Zenit 12S; this photosniper therefore has the marked advantage over the FS-3 of through-the-lens metering.
