remember the old russian cameras from zenit?

made to withstand any nuclear attack from the west or, at best, used to knock a mugger out when thrown at his head, these cameras were indeed heavy duty engineered!

the best one in my mind was the one above -- the zenit e.

it was given to me as a birthday present when i was a teenager back in the glorious 70s, and i still have it with me today, still solidly chugging away as the first day i used it.

ok, its not a very quiet camera ( a bit agricultural really!), but who cares, if it is able to give excellent results day in day out.