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'''Zorki''' one of the widest known brand in soviet photo industry. It was the second quite successful attempt to produce mass-market [[Leica]] rangefinder camera copies. During WW2, The Soviet camera factory [[FED]] was evacuated to escape advancing German troops. After the war FED had troubles getting FED rangefinder camera brand, (a copy of the pre-war German Leica 35mm camera), back into production. Because [[KMZ]] plant had escaped destruction, that company started making the FED camera under a joint [[FED-Zorki]] logo in 1948. When FED got back in operation, KMZ continued to produce the [[rangefinder cameras]] under the '''Zorki''' trademark (intended for export either) and made some design changes.  
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'''Zorki''' ( Зоркий, meaning "sharp-sighted") is one of the most widely known Soviet photo brands. It was one of two USSR efforts to produce [[rangefinder camera]]s derived from the [[Leica]] design. During WW2, The Soviet camera factory [[FED]] was evacuated to escape advancing German troops. After the war, FED had troubles resuming production of their FED-branded rangefinder camera, (a copy of the pre-war German Leica 35mm camera). Because the [[KMZ]] plant had escaped destruction, that company started making the FED camera under a joint [[FED-Zorki]] logo in 1948. When FED got back in operation, KMZ continued to produce rangefinder cameras under the '''Zorki''' trademark (inlcuding export models), and made design changes diverging from any Leica influence.
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Other cameras produced by KMZ are [[Moskva]] [[folding]] and [[Drug]] rangefinder.
 
Other cameras produced by KMZ are [[Moskva]] [[folding]] and [[Drug]] rangefinder.
  

Revision as of 15:21, 24 June 2011

Zorki ( Зоркий, meaning "sharp-sighted") is one of the most widely known Soviet photo brands. It was one of two USSR efforts to produce rangefinder cameras derived from the Leica design. During WW2, The Soviet camera factory FED was evacuated to escape advancing German troops. After the war, FED had troubles resuming production of their FED-branded rangefinder camera, (a copy of the pre-war German Leica 35mm camera). Because the KMZ plant had escaped destruction, that company started making the FED camera under a joint FED-Zorki logo in 1948. When FED got back in operation, KMZ continued to produce rangefinder cameras under the Zorki trademark (inlcuding export models), and made design changes diverging from any Leica influence.

Other cameras produced by KMZ are Moskva folding and Drug rangefinder.


Screw-mount Rangefinders

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Zorki-1 (1953), Type 7a [1]
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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Zorki-4 (1968), Type 11a [1]
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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Zorki-5 (1959), type 5b [1]
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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Zorki-2c image by Mario Groleau
image by Mario Groleau (Image rights)
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Zorki-3 image by glenirah
image by glenirah (Image rights)


Fixed-lens Rangefinders

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Typing is as to Fotoua by Alexandr Komarov
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 S=C in cyrillic

Bibliography

  • Princelle, Jean-Loup. The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras. Hove Foto Books, 2nd edition, 1995. 200 pages. ISBN 1874031630.

Links

In French:


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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