The Chinon shutter was almost certainly a Copal - they have been in all my Chinon cameras.They were really good cameras, I had one at one time and all the working parts (shutter etc) were pentax apparently.Mine was a Chinon SLR (forget the model) bought from Dixon's in 1974. I had just left school so bought it on the 'never never'. I used it intensively for 16 years until it was stolen one day in Amsterdam.
The Copal Square shutter was a really big deal when it first appeared at the end of the 1960s. The Chinon SLRs at that time were rebadged Ricoh cameras, which were also sold under the Prinzflex and Revue brands (among others). The clue is that only the Ricoh Singlex versions have the name on the prism cover engraved. The others all had labels stuck into a recess on the front of the prism cover.The Chinon shutter was almost certainly a Copal - they have been in all my Chinon cameras.
I had one replaced and the repairer told me it was a pentax.The Chinon shutter was almost certainly a Copal - they have been in all my Chinon cameras.
I bought my wife a Pentax ME Super in 1983, which I "borrowed" a lot, then in 1986 got myself a Monolta 9000, 35-70 and 70-200 lenses which I've still got.
I think Pentax (and other major manufacturers) also outsourced shutters to Copal or Seiko, so it might have been both a third party shutter and the same one used in a Pentax.I had one replaced and the repairer told me it was a pentax.
https://www.cinema5d.com/zenit-m-wi...and-enters-digital-age-interview-and-footage/A side note for Zenit lovers. I read that Zenit resumed production of a Zenit-M digital in 2019 with a 35mm f/1.0 lens this year. Only 500 were produced. A new, fully redesigned digital model is scheduled to go into production in 2020.
The original attraction of the Zenit was its price point. I wonder if the new Zenit means we will be able to buy a Leica for a cheaper price than the Leica named camera.The Zenit M is a real curiosity. It's pretty obviously a Leica M240 with a Zenit badge and styling. I suppose if Leica can rebadge a Panasonic compact as one of their own, then there's no reason why they shouldn't do the reverse with another brand, but who'd have guessed it would be Zenit?
The Zenit M apparently goes for 4000-6000 Euros, which is a bit more than the £30 they used to sell the Zenit E for. You do get a super-fast lens, though.The original attraction of the Zenit was its price point. I wonder if the new Zenit means we will be able to buy a Leica for a cheaper price than the Leica named camera.
Do you know how the lens specs out for sharpness across the frame, focus speed, etc? Yes, it looks super fast. But, that advantage may be lost if it can't perform the rest.The Zenit M apparently goes for 4000-6000 Euros, which is a bit more than the £30 they used to sell the Zenit E for. You do get a super-fast lens, though.
I don't think anyone has tested it independently yet. It's a manual focus lens, large and heavy, which will certainly intrude into the viewfinder framelines (unless you are using an accessory EVF or the rear LCD). Unlike the camera, it's presumably an original Russian design.Do you know how the lens specs out for sharpness across the frame, focus speed, etc? Yes, it looks super fast. But, that advantage may be lost if it can't perform the rest.