User Barnacks

My compact travel kit - Leica II with a Fison hooded Fed 50/3.5, wrapped in a Fed half case, tele-wide finder, Jupiter 12, Elmar 90/4 and Fikus hood. Add a few bulk loaded rolls of APX100 or Tri-X and I'm off to a shooting spree.

This modified Zorki 1d usually travels with the above loaded with color print film slinged with a Gordy wrist strap. The 1d is recognized to be the most reliable of all FSU Barnack clones due to its injection molded body so before I was confident enough to do my own servicing, I sent it to Oleg for a CLA, RF beam splitter mirror replacement, strap lug and flash synch installation.

Flash port below the accessory shoe.
Please note that early Fed and Zorki 1s were never issued with flash synchronization at the factory.
Oleg Khalyavin is the FSU expert and can also service screw mount Leicas and Japanese clones.
If you are not DIY inclined and want a shooter, do not gamble at eBay. Visit Oleg's site for serviced FSU cameras. However if you are impatient and live in the USA you will also get just as good a shooter from Yuri at Fedka.com. Both dealers are known for honesty and integrity.