Zinnia
The Zinnia is a spy camera based on the body of the Zorki 6 rangefinder for 35mm film,[1] 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.[1] 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 three speeds: 1/30, 1/125 and 1/500 second. 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.[1]
