Difference between revisions of "Zorki 35M"
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| − | The Zorki-35M full-frame 35 mm coupled rangefinder was a project undertaken by KMZ designer N. Marienkov during the late 1960's (the "M" is his signature ... he also designed the Zorki-3M and the Zenit-3M). It was based on the body of the Zenit-E and some of the advanced design features of the Zenit-D, but as a rangefinder camera. It was to feature luminous frames in the viewfinder for 50 mm and 85 mm lenses, with the entire field of the viewfinder corresponding to that of a 35 mm lens. Other advances included automatic parallax compensation, speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a moderne body design. It was likely an attempt to make an updated alternative for the then aging Zorki-4. At least two hand-built prototypes of this camera are known to exist and the KMZ archives list it as a "project" | + | The Zorki-35M full-frame 35 mm coupled rangefinder was a project undertaken by KMZ designer N. Marienkov during the late 1960's (the "M" is his signature ... he also designed the Zorki-3M and the Zenit-3M). It was based on the body of the Zenit-E and some of the advanced design features of the Zenit-D, but as a rangefinder camera. It was to feature luminous frames in the viewfinder for 50 mm and 85 mm lenses, with the entire field of the viewfinder corresponding to that of a 35 mm lens. Other advances included automatic parallax compensation, speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a moderne body design. It was likely an attempt to make an updated alternative for the then aging Zorki-4. At least two hand-built prototypes of this camera are known to exist and the KMZ archives list it as a "project". It was never produced in series. |
Revision as of 06:45, 7 March 2005
The Zorki-35M full-frame 35 mm coupled rangefinder was a project undertaken by KMZ designer N. Marienkov during the late 1960's (the "M" is his signature ... he also designed the Zorki-3M and the Zenit-3M). It was based on the body of the Zenit-E and some of the advanced design features of the Zenit-D, but as a rangefinder camera. It was to feature luminous frames in the viewfinder for 50 mm and 85 mm lenses, with the entire field of the viewfinder corresponding to that of a 35 mm lens. Other advances included automatic parallax compensation, speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a moderne body design. It was likely an attempt to make an updated alternative for the then aging Zorki-4. At least two hand-built prototypes of this camera are known to exist and the KMZ archives list it as a "project". It was never produced in series.
