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ZENIT 122S
PHOTOSCHNAIPER

 

Photo Scnaiper and the KGB myth

At first glance it's a strange and intimidating set. The choice of combining a gunstock with a camera seems logical. Unfortunatly carrying this through any city invites arrest. From afar it looks like some kind of grenade launcher. Saying "it's only a 35 mm" does not really help. But seriously, for people shots, the Sniper is just not the thing to use. It's looks just too much like a rifle or some kind of weird raygun. Besides that it's not really a camera that blends into the background. It really stands out in a crowd. And it's hardly suited for unseen streetphotography. But there are several myths around the Sniper and I want to debunk them.

Was the FotoSnaiper designed by the Seventh Chief Directorate of the KGB?
Which is know as "the spy shop" ?
No, it was NOT designed by the KGB. It was made, like all Zenits by KMZ in Krasnagorsk in the outskirts of Moskow. Does the "Seventh Chief Directorate" exist? Yes it does exists and it is know as "the spy shop". Which turns out incredible and delightfull spystuff.

Did the KGB use the FotoSnaiper?
The Second Chief Directorate of the KGB (internal affairs within the FSU) did use the FotoSnaiper on survailance missions and on Stake-outs. The Russian Border Guard also was known to use it. An intersting bit of info is that the Russian Border Guard worked with the KGB on occasions. But we really doubt if they were used by the KGB outside of the USSR. During the Cold War Era anyone carrying a Russian camera would be automaticly suspicious. And the Russians were and still are capable of turning out great Spy cameras. And if that fails ... nobody suspects a tourist. So... another myth blown away.

But what was it designed for???

In a single word? Wildlife photography. This is actually the main use for the sniper system.
A telephoto system that was designed to be portable and stable.

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