Zenit Quarz 1x8S-2

Zenit Quarz 1x8S-2

Date: 1974-1993

Lens: Meteor 8M1 1,8 / 9 - 38 mm

Microprism Focusing

Manual Zoom

Frame rates: 8, 12, 18, 24, 32 + single frame

Manual / Auto Exposure

+/- correction for auto

Cable release socket

No sound

Batteries: 2 x 1.35V PX13/PX625 for light meter

Spring wound drive motor

Made in Russia

Manufacturer: Zenit (Krasnogorsk USSR)

Weight: 1.1 kg

Instruction manual: https://sites.google.com/site/procinecameras/amateur-cinema-cameras/super-8-quarz-1x8s-2-1

Prices on eBay:

• eBay USA:
  • US$67 in 08/1999
• eBay Germany:
  • EUR 6,50 (+ EUR 4,30 shipping) in 04/2006
  • EUR 7,00 (+ EUR 6,00 shipping) in 04/2006
  • EUR 1,00 (+ EUR 3,90 shipping) in 04/2006
  • EUR 4,60 (+ EUR 5,90 shipping) in 11/2006
  • EUR 18,21 (+ EUR 5,00 shipping) in 03/2007

Comments

Export version similar to the 1x8 C-2 (that came with Cyrillic labels - Cyrillic "C" = Latin "S")
Improved version of the "1x8S-1".

According to this webpage 301102 exemplars of this camera have been constructed, which makes this camera Zenit's most successful model.