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The Zenit E is a very common Russian SLR camera from the 1970‘s. While some early examples of the Zenit E had the M39 mount, the majority had the much more common M42 one. This opened the camera up to a vast number of non russian/soviet lenses. |
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Produced: 1965-1986 Name: „Зенит-E“ Producer: KMZ/BeLomo Frame size: 24x36. Lens: Industar-50-2 3.5/50. Helios-44-2 2/58 Shutter: 1/30s-1/500s + B. Quantity: more than 3 millions units. | 
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| Zenit-E #66013108. |
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Seems to be an earliest export version of Zenit-E. Released in 1966. Different body coverings. Shutter speeds disk is white, insted of regular black (see picture below). Fitted with white Helios-44 2/58 lens (M39). 
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| Zenit-E #66011194. |
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Can be found under many export names: "Revueflex-E", "Phokina", "Phokina-XE", "Kalimar SR200", "Prinzflex-500E", "Spiraflex", "Delta 1", "Meprozenit-E", "Diramic-RF100" [2].
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| Zenit-E #82602504 (BeLomo). |
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The commemorative Zenit-E with a label XXV Congress Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Issued in 1974-1976 by KMZ. The manual guides has special hard covers with Congress symbolics (see picture below). Camera opposite from Ilya Stolyar (USA) coll. | 
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| Zenit-E #75092458 (KMZ). |
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| The cover of manual guide. |
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Never seen before commemorative version of Zenit-E camera. Dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Great October Revolution. No otherwise different from regular Zenit-E cameras. Camera opposite from private collection in Russia. 
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| Zenit-E Anniversary #77269282. |
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An early Zenit-E camera under name Revueflex-E (Foto-Quelle). Camera markings are engraved on the right side of top plate. | 
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| Revueflex-E #67045322. |
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Very uncommon version of Zenit-E under name "Zenit-E GLOBAL". Was made especially for Australian market. Very hard to find one in Europe [1]. Camera opposite from Ilya Stolyar (USA) coll. | 
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| Zenit-E Global #69058904. |
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Very uncommon version of Zenit-E under name "Phokina RX2". Was made especially for France market in small quantites. Extremely hard to find one even in Europe [1].
Camera opposite from private collection in China.
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| Phokina RX2 #74361312. |
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Zenit-E under export name "Kalimar SR200". Comes with Helios-44-2 2/58mm lens #0078580 "Made in USSR". Made especially for USA market and can be found in many markings variations [1]. 
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| Kalimar SR200 #71074251. |
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| Kalimar SR200 #72009011. |
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Zenit-E under export name "Prinzflex-500E". Usually comes with Helios-44-2 2/58mm lens, though my sample is fitted with german Meyer-Optic Oreston lens. Was made for United Kingdom market [1]. | 
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| Prinzflex-500E #73250212. |
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Very uncommon version of Zenit-E, under export name "Diramic R-1". Usually comes with Helios-44-2 2/58mm lens. Was made for Canada market, though my camera was found in Australia ...
Camera opposite from private collection in China. | 
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| Diramic-R1 #75186443. |
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Very uncommon version of Zenit-E Olympic camera. Although chrome version of particular camera (see camera #78161194 below) is quite easy to find, it's my very first time to find "totally black" one ... | 
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| Zenit-E Olympic #77234942. |
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| Zenit-E #80234056 (KMZ). |
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| Zenit-E #81063585 (KMZ). |
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Moscow Olympic Games 1980 (type 1). | 
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| Zenit-E #78161194. |
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Black body Zenit-E with Moscow Olympic Games (1980)symbolics. This particular cameras was made in Krasnogorsk and is rarer than similar Olympic cameras from BeLomo. | 
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| Zenit-E #80049497 (KMZ). |
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Moscow Olympic Games 1980 (type 2). | 
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| Zenit-E #800020325. |
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