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Revision as of 06:50, 3 July 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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| Model | Produced between | |
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| FED-Zorki | 1948-49 | |
| Zorki 1 | 1948-56 | |
| Zorki S[2] | 1955-58 | |
| Zorki 2 | 1954-56 | |
| Zorki 2S[2] | 1955-60 | |
| Zorki 3 | 1955-56 | |
| Zorki 3M | 1954-55 | |
| Zorki 3S[2] | 1955-56 | |
| Zorki 4 | 1956-73 | |
| Zorki 4K | 1972-78 | |
| Zorki 5 | 1958-59 | |
| Zorki 6 | 1959-66 |
Fixed-lens Rangefinders
Notes
Bibliography
- Princelle, Jean-Loup. The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras. Hove Foto Books, 2nd edition, 1995. 200 pages. ISBN 1874031630.
Links
- Fotoua by Alexandr Komarov
- in Sovietcams
- in Cameraquest
- in Tigers Lair by Tom A. H. Piel
- in Alfred's Camera Page
- FED Zorki Survival Site Repair and Adjustment of FED and Zorki
- Zorkis and FED repair notes
- A german Zorki page
In French:
- Zorki pages on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
| Zorki cameras |
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| FED-Zorki | 1 | S | 2 | 2-C (S) | 3 | 3M | 3S | 4 | 4K | Mir | 5 | 6 | 10/11 | 12 | 35M |
