1967 Chaika II

early manual cover

The second modell of the Chaika line appeared in late 1966 and has one special feature:
interchangeable M39 lens ! Industar-69 lens with M22,5x0,5 thread for filters / sun-shade.
What else is new / different to the first Chaika version?

there is no rewind button

there is no seperate film-speed marker
the shutter button is round in the top housing with integrated cable release
serial number inside, either on the backdoor or the shutterbox

set with box. brown case,manual, lens cover, flash-attachement, strap, passport

the bottom of the camera looks like this:

The film-rewind wheel has an integrated filmspeed reminder with DIN / GOST / ASA markings.
As there is no film-rewind button anymore, many people wonder how to rewind exposed film.
The manual says: Film rewinding
Firmly pull back rewinding head (pic.5). Rewinding head fixes in this position. Then rotate the head
clockwise to rewind the film into the cassette.
Rewind the film only with the cocked shutter.
Press the rewinding head and put it into the beginning position after film rewinding ends.
NOTE: it is of great importance to stop taking pictures after 24 , 48 or 72 pictures depending on
the type of film that is used. NEVER try to take more pictures because: You can only rewind with
cocked shutter. If you try to take more pictures you don`t know when the film is finished and once
you`ve taken a picture and can`t cock the shutter anymore you have a problem! In worst case this
ends up in stuck shutter.

The Chaika II camera was sold for 23 Rubels in 1967 and it is said that more than 1.2 Million units
were produced.
There are different versions and variants during the production period which lasted from 1967 to
1972.
Here are several variants like:
sprocketwheels

silver sprocket wheel

silver-black-silver
black-black-silver sprocket wheel

1967 till ~#7115xxx

1968 till end of production
1967 / 68

I do not see this as versions but variants, maybe due to material sources?

shutterhousings

black painted plate around shutter

black painted, but silver shutterblade components
unpainted metal plate around shutter

black

mixed

1967/8 and mid 70 till end

1968/69
1969 mid 1970

silver

Type 1.0 A
The Chaika II camera appeared first with serial numbers inside on the back part of body with
numbers known between 70024xx and 2225xxx alas produced between 1967 and 1972.

1967 set

this boxed set is from 1968

It seems that the boxes changed every year.

Type 1.0 B

Due to 50 years of Soviet Authority there was an edition with grey / greenish leatherette in 1967
that has serial numbers on the inside back part of body running between 7087120 and 7103750 .

Type 1.0 C
with colored leatherette ( red, dark red, white, green etc... )

# 0152173

# unknown

Type 1.0 D
unlabeled

# unknown

Type 1.1
In 1967/68 there were many units with leatherette on the back door covering.

Type 1.2
Inscription made in USSR in kyrillic on the back

This seems to appear in 1967 only; according to known serials between 7065771 and 7156239

Type 2.0
Has serial number on the back door from on mid-1970 to end of production in 72

Known numbers are between: 0482181 and 2264029

Type 3.0
has striped leatherette

Known numbers are from 1972 ( 2128582 to 2146950 )

Type 4.0
The Export version from 1968 to 1970

Known numbers are from 8048558 to 0302245

Type 4.1
Export version with striped leatherette in 1970

Type 4.2
with different characters on front of camera ( only known from 1971 )

Most of the Export versions show Made in USSR on the backside.

The late cameras were sold in a box that looked like this: