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* [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)]
 
* [http://www.theothermartintaylor.com/moveabletype/archives/cameras/000012.html The Other Martin Taylor's review of the MIR]
 
* [http://www.theothermartintaylor.com/moveabletype/archives/cameras/000012.html The Other Martin Taylor's review of the MIR]
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* [http://www.swcornell.com/camera/zorki4list.html Zorki 4, all models] in [http://www.swcornell.com/ Wayne Cornell's photography site]
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Revision as of 17:17, 22 November 2007

The MIR is slightly simplified version of the well known FSU (former Soviet Union) Leica copy, the Zorki 4. Whereas the Zorki 4 was released for export from behind the iron curtain, the MIR was indended for internal consumption only. The only real difference between the Zorki 4 and the MIR is that the MIR is missing the Zorki's slow shutter speeds. Both the Zorki and MIR can be found for very little money. They are fully manual rangefinders that give you a nostalgic picture taking experience but you have to be a little careful when buying these old cameras to use. It might look vaguely like a Leica but the quality control and materials used in the Ukrainian factories did not really compare with their German counterparts.

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