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The '''Mir''' ('World' 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.
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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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===Specifications===
 
===Specifications===
  
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* Years of production: 1959-61
 
* Years of production: 1959-61
 
* Number produced: Est. 160 000
 
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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]].</ref>:
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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>:
 
** Industar-50 1:3.5 F=5 cm
 
** Industar-50 1:3.5 F=5 cm
 
**Industar-26M 1:2.8 F=5 cm
 
**Industar-26M 1:2.8 F=5 cm
 
* Shutter:  
 
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** Cloth focal-plane shutter. 1/30 - 1/500 sec plus B.  
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** Cloth focal-plane shutter. 1/30 - 1/500 second, plus B.  
 
** Cable release socket in shutter release button.  
 
** Cable release socket in shutter release button.  
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** Flash synchronisation by [[PC socket]] on the front of the top plate. Variable synchronisation delay (0 - 25 ms) by dial around the shutter speed control.  
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** Variable synchronisation delay (0 - 25 ms) by dial around the shutter speed control.  
 
 
** Delayed action (self-timer) lever on the front of the camera body.
 
** Delayed action (self-timer) lever on the front of the camera body.
 
* Viewfinder: Large reverse-galilean viewfinder.
 
* Viewfinder: Large reverse-galilean viewfinder.
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** Film advance by winding knob, with frame counter on top of the knob.
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* Weight:
 
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* [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]
 
* [http://www.classiccamera.org/zorki%204%20online%20manual.htm Another Zorki 4 Manual]
 
* [http://www.classiccamera.org/zorki%204%20online%20manual.htm Another Zorki 4 Manual]

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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.[1] It is curious that this camera was produced for so few years, whereas the Zorki 4 was made between 1956 and 1973. The lens mount is a Leica 39 mm screw thread, so a very wide range of lenses are available for the camera.


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Specifications

  • Type: 35 mm rangefinder camera
  • Format: 24x36 mm on standard 135 cassette film
  • Manufacturer: KMZ
  • Years of production: 1959-61
  • Number produced: Est. 160 000
  • Standard lenses[2]:
    • Industar-50 1:3.5 F=5 cm
    • Industar-26M 1:2.8 F=5 cm
  • Shutter:
    • Cloth focal-plane shutter. 1/30 - 1/500 second, plus B.
    • Cable release socket in shutter release button.
    • Flash synchronisation by PC socket on the front of the top plate. Variable synchronisation delay (0 - 25 ms) by dial around the shutter speed control.
    • Delayed action (self-timer) lever on the front of the camera body.
  • Viewfinder: Large reverse-galilean viewfinder.
  • Focusing: Coupled rangefinder with double image in the viewfinder. Rangefinder baseline approx. 45 mm.
  • Other features:
    • Film advance by winding knob, with frame counter on top of the knob.
    • Film release for rewind is a collar around the shutter release.
    • Cold shoe on the top plate.
    • 3/8-inch tripod bush.
  • Dimensions (width x depth x height):
  • Weight:


Notes

  1. ↑ Nathan Dayton's 'Communist Cameras' site
  2. ↑ 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 I-22, mounted on an extension tube to give correct film register, or the Jupiter-8, as on the example pictured here.


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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