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'''Mir''' is a 35mm rangefinder film camera, manufactured by Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod ([[KMZ]]) , (=Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk), in Moscow, former USSR. Мир = Mir, means Peace.
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The Mir is slightly simplified version of the well known former Soviet Union) [[Leica]] inspired camera, the [[Zorki 4]], lacking the slow shutter speed mechanism (it also lacks the fastest speed of 1/1000 second).
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Whereas the Zorki 4 was released for export from behind the iron curtain, the Mir was intended for internal consumption only.
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It should be noted that about 160000 Mir's were made (between 1959 and 1961), but the Zorki-4 had over 1.7 million made during its rather longer production time. It was offered with the Industar-22 50mm f/3.5, the Industar-26 50mm f/2.8, or the Jupiter-8 50mm f/2.<ref>These are the only standard lenses listed in the user's manual reproduced (in Russian) at [http://www.zenitcamera.com/mans/mir/mir.html the KMZ archive site]. Owners have reported cameras with other lenses such as the rigid [[Industar-22]], mounted on an extension tube to give correct film register, or the [[Jupiter-8]], as on the example pictured here.</ref> The Jupiter-3 50mm f/1.5 may have been an option, most likely with the [[Zorki 3]] and 4 as an export option.
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Because the viewfinder has a true +/- 1:1 magnification, it is 25% more accurate with faster lenses like the Jupiter-8 Jupiter-3 and Jupiter-9 (85mm f/2). The [[FED 2]], [[FED 6 TTL]], and [[Zorki 6]] all have a [[rangefinder base|long base]] [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] similar to the pre-war [[Contax]] - about 90mm - which offer a similar accuracy but at a lesser viewfinder magnification than the 1:1 of the Zorki-3, 4 and Mir.
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There are 3 types and one sub-types. <ref>According to Alaxander Komarov in [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameraAlltip.php?st=7&rd=4&usl=4&usl1=mir&seek1=&seek2= Fotoua]. You can also find serial numbers for dating of the cameras in this site. There is another former USSR cameras classification and info by  Aidas Pikiotas in [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-743313544 SovietCams]</ref> <ref>There are usefull books  about cameras of former USSR and have classifications also.</ref> <ref> Pages from the the book of former USSR cameras by [http://img.inkfrog.com/click_enlarge1.php?image=IMG_3609.JPG&username=calicurg&aid=972050785 Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin]</ref> <ref>Discussion about clasifications in the books of Princelle and Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin in [http://www.ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1500 USSR Photo Forum]</ref>
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The '''Mir''' ('World' or 'Peace' in Russian) is a 35 mm rangefinder camera made by [[KMZ]] in Krasnagorsk, near Moscow from 1959 to 1961. It is a simplified version of the [[Zorki 4]], lacking the slow shutter speed mechanism (it also lacks the fastest speed of 1/1000 second). Whereas the Zorki 4 was exported, the Mir was only sold within the Soviet Union.<ref>[http://www.commiecameras.com/sov/35mmrangefindercameras/cameras/zorki/index.htm Nathan Dayton's 'Communist Cameras' site]</ref> It is curious that this camera was produced for so few years, whereas the [[Zorki 4]] was made between 1956 and 1973.
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The lens mount is a [[39mm screw lenses |Leica 39 mm screw thread]], so a very wide range of lenses are available for the camera.
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==Type 1==
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===Specifications===
 
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*Distinctive feature of this type: Without a frame around viewfinder's window
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*Produced between 1959-61
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*(Types 1 and 2 produced only 1959)
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*Distinctive feature of this type: Without a frame around viewfinder's window
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*Lens: Jupiter-8 (ЮРИТЕП-8), 50mm f/2 (Jupiter-8  is a [[KMZ]] copy of [[Zeiss Sonnar]]).
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**[[39mm screw mount]], Filter thread 40.5mm
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**Aperture: f/2 - f/22
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**Focus range: 1-20m, + infinity
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*Focusing: Matching yellow rangefinder images
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*Shutter: Rubberized silk double cloth curtain, horizontal focal plane <ref>As with other Soviet-era rangefinders, the Mir's shutter speed selector rotates when the shutter is released, and should not be changed until after the shutter has been cocked. If you change the shutter speed without cocking the shutter first, the setting pin can be broken when you advance the film and cock the shutter</ref>
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**Speeds 1 /30 -1/500 +B, dial on the top plate, lift and turn to the desired speed
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*Viewfinder: Combined view/range finder, large and bright
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*Re-winding release switch: Around the shutter release, like a collar, points engravings П (P, re-wind) and Д (D, wind, red)
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*Diopter adjustment lever: Beside the re-winding knob
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*Self-timer: Activates by a small silver knob above the lever, 9-15 seconds delay
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*Flash PC sync socket: On the front of the top plate, flash sync at 1/30
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**Variable synchronisation delay (0 - 25 ms) is possible by dial around the shutter speed control
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*Take up spool: Special, it can drop down very easily
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*Back cover: Removable with the bottom plate,
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*Others: Cold-shoe; Strap lugs; Tripod socket 3/8inch
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*Engravings on the back of the top-plate: KMZ logo and the serial no. the first two numbers show the production year
  
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* Standard lenses<ref>These are the only standard lenses listed in the user's manual reproduced (in Russian) at [http://www.zenitcamera.com/mans/mir/mir.html the KMZ archive site]. Owners have reported cameras with other lenses such as the rigid [[Industar-22 |I-22]], mounted on an extension tube to give correct film register, or the [[Jupiter-8]], as on the example pictured here.</ref>:
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== Bibliography ==
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In French
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* Boussat, Jean-Claude .- Les appareils soviétiques. In : France-Photographie, n° 209, février 2008, pp. 8-9.
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In English
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* Princelle, Jean Loup - Made In USSR - The Authentic Guide To Russian And Soviet Cameras, Le Reve Edition, 2004 (ISBN 2952252106 (ISBN13: 9782952252102) Paperback
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* 1200 Cameras from USSR by Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin, 2009 , [http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=39&ParentID=4&ContentID=311&Item=1200+Cameras+from+USSR+by+Suglob%2C+Shaternik%2C+Kochergin more info about book]
  
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* [http://www.fotoua.com/1cameraAlltip.php?st=7&rd=4&usl=4&usl1=mir&seek1=&seek2= in Fotoua by Alexander Komarov]
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* [http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?-743313544 in SovietCams by Aidas Pikiotas]
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* [http://www.commiecameras.com/sov/35mmrangefindercameras/cameras/zorki/index.htm in Nathan Dayton's 'Communist Cameras' site]
 
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/marine/569/rusrngfdrs/zorki4.html Zorki 4 Manual]
 
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/marine/569/rusrngfdrs/zorki4.html Zorki 4 Manual]
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* [http://www.classiccamera.org/zorki%204%20online%20manual.htm Another Zorki 4 Manual]
 
* [http://www.btinternet.com/%7Estowupland/index.htm Russian Camera Collection (includes all Zorkis and the MIR)]
 
* [http://www.btinternet.com/%7Estowupland/index.htm Russian Camera Collection (includes all Zorkis and the MIR)]
 
* [http://www.buggrit.com/zorki.html Zorki Rangefinder Cameras]
 
* [http://www.buggrit.com/zorki.html Zorki Rangefinder Cameras]
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/fzorkis/ Rangefinder Cameras of the Soviet Era (includes beautifully restored and modifies examples)]
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/fzorkis/ Rangefinder Cameras of the Soviet Era (includes beautifully restored and modifies examples)]
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* [http://www.theothermartintaylor.com/moveabletype/archives/cameras/000012.html The Other Martin Taylor's review of the MIR]
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* [http://www.theothermartintaylor.com/moveabletype/archives/cameras/000012.html The Other Martin Taylor's review of the Mir]
 
* [http://www.swcornell.com/camera/zorki4list.html Zorki 4, all models] in [http://www.swcornell.com/ Wayne Cornell's photography site]
 
* [http://www.swcornell.com/camera/zorki4list.html Zorki 4, all models] in [http://www.swcornell.com/ Wayne Cornell's photography site]
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/krasno/html/Mir.php Mir], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/krasno/html/Mir_bis.php Mir] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/krasno/html/Mir.php Mir], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/krasno/html/Mir_bis.php Mir] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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Revision as of 09:08, 13 July 2011

Mir is a 35mm rangefinder film camera, manufactured by Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (KMZ) , (=Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk), in Moscow, former USSR. Мир = Mir, means Peace. All Mir produced between 1959-61.

The Mir is slightly simplified version of the well known former Soviet Union) Leica inspired camera, the Zorki 4, lacking the slow shutter speed mechanism (it also lacks the fastest speed of 1/1000 second). Whereas the Zorki 4 was released for export from behind the iron curtain, the Mir was intended for internal consumption only.

It should be noted that about 160000 Mir's were made (between 1959 and 1961), but the Zorki-4 had over 1.7 million made during its rather longer production time. It was offered with the Industar-22 50mm f/3.5, the Industar-26 50mm f/2.8, or the Jupiter-8 50mm f/2.[1] The Jupiter-3 50mm f/1.5 may have been an option, most likely with the Zorki 3 and 4 as an export option.

Because the viewfinder has a true +/- 1:1 magnification, it is 25% more accurate with faster lenses like the Jupiter-8 Jupiter-3 and Jupiter-9 (85mm f/2). The FED 2, FED 6 TTL, and Zorki 6 all have a long base rangefinder similar to the pre-war Contax - about 90mm - which offer a similar accuracy but at a lesser viewfinder magnification than the 1:1 of the Zorki-3, 4 and Mir.

There are 3 types and one sub-types. [2] [3] [4] [5]


Type 1

Distinctive features of the type: Early style of inscription "Mir"

Photo in Fotoua

Type 2

Type 2a

  • Distinctive feature of the type: There is a frame around the viewfinder's window
  • Without stop bolt on the hot shoe

Photo Type 2a

Type 2b

  • Distinctive feature of the type: With stop bolt on the hot shoe

Photo Type2b

Type 3

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Mir type 3 (1959)
Image by Süleyman Demir

image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Specifications

Data belongs to the photos in here.

  • Distinctive feature of this type: Without a frame around viewfinder's window
  • Produced between 1959-61
  • (Types 1 and 2 produced only 1959)
  • Distinctive feature of this type: Without a frame around viewfinder's window
  • Lens: Jupiter-8 (ЮРИТЕП-8), 50mm f/2 (Jupiter-8 is a KMZ copy of Zeiss Sonnar).
    • 39mm screw mount, Filter thread 40.5mm
    • Aperture: f/2 - f/22
    • Focus range: 1-20m, + infinity
  • Focusing: Matching yellow rangefinder images
  • Shutter: Rubberized silk double cloth curtain, horizontal focal plane [6]
    • Speeds 1 /30 -1/500 +B, dial on the top plate, lift and turn to the desired speed
  • Viewfinder: Combined view/range finder, large and bright
  • Re-winding release switch: Around the shutter release, like a collar, points engravings П (P, re-wind) and Д (D, wind, red)
  • Diopter adjustment lever: Beside the re-winding knob
  • Self-timer: Activates by a small silver knob above the lever, 9-15 seconds delay
  • Flash PC sync socket: On the front of the top plate, flash sync at 1/30
    • Variable synchronisation delay (0 - 25 ms) is possible by dial around the shutter speed control
  • Take up spool: Special, it can drop down very easily
  • Back cover: Removable with the bottom plate,
  • Others: Cold-shoe; Strap lugs; Tripod socket 3/8inch
  • Engravings on the back of the top-plate: KMZ logo and the serial no. the first two numbers show the production year
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Mir type 3 (1959)

Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ These are the only standard lenses listed in the user's manual reproduced (in Russian) at the KMZ archive site. Owners have reported cameras with other lenses such as the rigid Industar-22, mounted on an extension tube to give correct film register, or the Jupiter-8, as on the example pictured here.
  2. ↑ According to Alaxander Komarov in Fotoua. You can also find serial numbers for dating of the cameras in this site. There is another former USSR cameras classification and info by Aidas Pikiotas in SovietCams
  3. ↑ There are usefull books about cameras of former USSR and have classifications also.
  4. ↑ Pages from the the book of former USSR cameras by Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin
  5. ↑ Discussion about clasifications in the books of Princelle and Suglob, Shaternik, Kochergin in USSR Photo Forum
  6. ↑ As with other Soviet-era rangefinders, the Mir's shutter speed selector rotates when the shutter is released, and should not be changed until after the shutter has been cocked. If you change the shutter speed without cocking the shutter first, the setting pin can be broken when you advance the film and cock the shutter

Bibliography

In French

  • Boussat, Jean-Claude .- Les appareils soviétiques. In : France-Photographie, n° 209, février 2008, pp. 8-9.

In English

  • Princelle, Jean Loup - Made In USSR - The Authentic Guide To Russian And Soviet Cameras, Le Reve Edition, 2004 (ISBN 2952252106 (ISBN13: 9782952252102) Paperback

In Russian

Links


Zorki cameras
FED-Zorki | 1 | S | 2 | 2-C (S) | 3 | 3M | 3S | 4 | 4K | Mir | 5 | 6 | 10/11 | 12 | 35M
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