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Chaika II is a 35mm film half frame viewfinder camera made by MMZ since 1967 and by Belomo since 197. Totally was manufactured about 1.250.000 units between years 1967-72 . Chaika (Чайка) means Seagull. Chaika was the call sign of the first Russian female cosmonaut, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
Other versions of construction :
– Chaika I was manufactured between 1965-67 with quantity of 171.400 units.
– Chaika 3, equipment with light meter, was manufactured between 1971-73 with quantity of 600 000 units.
– Chaika 2M, based on Chaika 3 but without light meter, was manufactured between 1972-74 with quantity of 341 400 units.
Specifications of Chaika II
- 35mm film type 135
- Frame size: 18x24mm
- Lens: Industar-69 28mm f/2.8
- Aperture: up to f/16
- Focus range: 0.8m to inf.
- Shutter: leaf shutter with speeds 1/30-1/250 +B
- Flash PC socket
- Shutter release: button on front of the camera
- Memory dial
Data of my collection
Chaika II s/n 0170342, mechanically efficient. I got the camera from Pawel complete with small faulty shutter. It required only cleaning and lubrication of shutter.
More:
- https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Chaika-II
- http://www.sovietcams.com/index5d4b.html?tmpl_into=middle&tmpl_id=87&_m_e_id=21&_menu_i_id=513
- https://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=2869
