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− | The '''Zinnia''' ('''ЦИННИЯ''')<ref>''Zinnia'' is a genus of flowering plants and shrubs native to north America, grown as garden flowers.</ref> is a spy camera based on the body of the [[Zorki 6]] rangefinder for 35mm film,<ref name=LPA42>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/KMZ-ZINNIA-Spy-Camera/AI-20220121-1128-41690 Zinnia] sold at the 42nd Leitz Photographica Auction, in September 2023.</ref> but hardly retaining any of the functions of that camera,which provides little more than a film compartment. Where the eyepiece of the Zorki viewfinder would be, the Zinnia has its lens, and the image-forming light is directed to the film via two reflecting prisms. The auctioneer's notes for the camera cited suggest that the lens on some examples is angled differently.<ref name=LPA42/> The lens is a coated IK-75LM 75mm f/3.5, with scale focusing down to 5 metres. It has no aperture control. The shutter has only four speeds: 1/30, 1/125 and 1/500 second, and 'B'. The shutter release button is rather simple; it is threaded for an external Leica-type [[cable release]]. A clockwork motor film-advance is built into the camera body.<ref name=LPA42/> The camera is not marked with its name. Notes at ''Crypto Museum'' state that a special version of the Zinnia, the '''Zinnia-M''' was made for photographing through holes in walls;<ref name=CM>[https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/camera/zola/index.htm Notes on the Zola and Zinnia] at [https://www.cryptomuseum.com/ Crypto Museum].</ref> the original Zinnia was to be more simply concealed in a bag, etc. | + | The '''Zinnia''' ('''ЦИННИЯ''')<ref>''Zinnia'' is a genus of flowering plants and shrubs native to north America, grown as garden flowers.</ref> is a spy camera based on the body of the [[Zorki 6]] rangefinder for 35mm film,<ref name=LPA42>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/KMZ-ZINNIA-Spy-Camera/AI-20220121-1128-41690 Zinnia] sold at the 42nd Leitz Photographica Auction, in September 2023.</ref> but hardly retaining any of the functions of that camera,which provides little more than a film compartment. Where the eyepiece of the Zorki viewfinder would be, the Zinnia has its lens, and the image-forming light is directed to the film via two reflecting prisms. The auctioneer's notes for the camera cited suggest that the lens on some examples is angled differently.<ref name=LPA42/> The lens is a coated IK-75LM 75mm f/3.5, with scale focusing down to 5 metres. It has no aperture control. The shutter has only four speeds: 1/30, 1/125 and 1/500 second, and 'B': these are engraved both on the top and on the side of the speed-control knob. The shutter release button is rather simple; it is threaded for an external Leica-type [[cable release]]. A clockwork motor film-advance is built into the camera body.<ref name=LPA42/> The camera is not marked with its name. Notes at ''Crypto Museum'' state that a special version of the Zinnia, the '''Zinnia-M''' was made for photographing through holes in walls;<ref name=CM>[https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/camera/zola/index.htm Notes on the Zola and Zinnia] at [https://www.cryptomuseum.com/ Crypto Museum].</ref> the original Zinnia was to be more simply concealed in a bag, etc. |
The Zinnia was succeeded by the [[Zola]], with auto-exposure and through-the-lens metering.<ref name=CM/> | The Zinnia was succeeded by the [[Zola]], with auto-exposure and through-the-lens metering.<ref name=CM/> |
Revision as of 21:06, 3 January 2024
The Zinnia (ЦИННИЯ)[1] is a spy camera based on the body of the Zorki 6 rangefinder for 35mm film,[2] but hardly retaining any of the functions of that camera,which provides little more than a film compartment. Where the eyepiece of the Zorki viewfinder would be, the Zinnia has its lens, and the image-forming light is directed to the film via two reflecting prisms. The auctioneer's notes for the camera cited suggest that the lens on some examples is angled differently.[2] The lens is a coated IK-75LM 75mm f/3.5, with scale focusing down to 5 metres. It has no aperture control. The shutter has only four speeds: 1/30, 1/125 and 1/500 second, and 'B': these are engraved both on the top and on the side of the speed-control knob. The shutter release button is rather simple; it is threaded for an external Leica-type cable release. A clockwork motor film-advance is built into the camera body.[2] The camera is not marked with its name. Notes at Crypto Museum state that a special version of the Zinnia, the Zinnia-M was made for photographing through holes in walls;[3] the original Zinnia was to be more simply concealed in a bag, etc.
The Zinnia was succeeded by the Zola, with auto-exposure and through-the-lens metering.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Zinnia is a genus of flowering plants and shrubs native to north America, grown as garden flowers.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zinnia sold at the 42nd Leitz Photographica Auction, in September 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes on the Zola and Zinnia at Crypto Museum.