KMZ
Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod (KMZ) – Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk was founded in 1942 in Krasnogorsk, a western suburb of Moscow on the base of evacuated optical-mechanical plant No.69, in order to produce optical equipment for the Soviet army.
In 1946 the KMZ factory began making cameras, starting with the Moskva folding camera. In 1948 they began producing FED cameras to offset slow production from the FED factory, and by 1949 they made some design changes and thus production of the Zorki began. In 1952, KMZ created an SLR based on some modifications of the Zorki, and thus the Zenit was born.
In 1993 KMZ became the S.A.Zverev KRASNOGORSKY ZAVOD JSC stock company.
KMZ company logo
Contents
35mm
Zenit 3M
SLR
rangefinder
- Drug (Droug)
Zorki I
- the Zorki family
compact
- 510, 520, 610, 620
panoramic
- Horizont
- Horizon 202
- Horizon 205 pc
- Horizon S3pro
120 film
Moskva 5
folding
Subminiature
Instant
Lens Brands
KMZ manufactured lenses under a bewildering variety of brand names[1]
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| Helios 44M-4 58mm f2 image by brian395 (Image rights) |
- Altair
- Amber
- Beam
- Carat
- Centaur
- Gelionar
- Granite
- Helios
- Industar
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| Jupiter 3 50mm f1.5 image by siimvahur (Image rights) |
- Jupiter
- Lanthanum
- Leningrad
- Maisons
- Meteor
- Mercury
- Minitar
- Mir
- Orchid
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| Tair 11-a 135mm f2.8 image by Purple Puppy (Image rights) |
- Orion
- Pentar
- Rubin
- Roussarie
- Signal
- Sputnik
- Tahir
- Tair
- Telemar
- Teletair
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| Zenitar 16mm f2.8 fisheye image by mr. Wood (Image rights) |
- Telezenitar
- Uran
- Uranium
- Variogoir
- Variozenitar
- Vega
- Zenitar
- ZM
- Zodiac
Bibliography
- Princelle, Jean-Loup. The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras. Hove Foto Books, 2nd edition, 1995. 200 pages. ISBN 1874031630.
References
Links
- History of the Zorki
- Introduction to KMZ at Alfred's Camera Page
- KMZ page at Collection G. Even's site
- company homepage
- KMZ R&D Center homepage
- KMZ cameras and User manuals at www.collection-appareils.fr
- USSRPhoto.com KMZ wiki page at USSRPhoto.com
