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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The Zorki 4K is a 1970s Soviet-era [[Camera Types#rangefinder|rangefinder]] based on the [[Leica]].  While [[KMZ]] did produce a [[Zorki 5]] and a [[Zorki 6]], the Zorki 4K is actually the latest camera in the line, produced from 1972 to 1978.  It is basically a [[Zorki 4]] with the addition of a fixed take-up spool and a film advance lever instead of the knurled thumb-wheel.
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The Zorki 4K is a 1970s Soviet-era [[Camera Types#rangefinder|rangefinder]] based on the [[Leica]].  While [[KMZ]] did produce a [[Zorki 5]] and a [[Zorki 6]], the Zorki 4K is actually the latest camera in the line, with a total of 524,610 cameras produced from 1972 to 1978.  It came fitted with a [[Jupiter-8]] 50mm f/2 lens and a two-piece everready case.
  
The camera came fitted with a [[Jupiter-8]] 50mm f/2 lens and a two-piece everready case.
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The Zorki 4K is basically a [[Zorki 4]] with the addition of a fixed take-up spool and a film advance lever instead of the knurled thumb-wheel.  The KMZ logo was moved to the left so it would not be covered by the advance lever.
  
== Operation ==
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# SEE ALSO: [[Zorki 4]]
As with other Soviet-era rangefinders, the shutter-speed selector rotates when the shutter is released, and is should not be changed until after the shutter has been cocked.  If you change the shutter speed before you cock the shutter first, the setting pin can be broken when you advance the film and cock the shutter.
 
 
 
Similar to its predecessor, it has silk-screened shutter speed markings that can wear out over time, unlike the Zorki-5 and Zorki-6, which had these markings engraved.
 
 
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/Zorki4K.html Photoethnography]
 
* [http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/zorki4k/index.htm Alfred's Camera Page]
 

Revision as of 00:07, 21 May 2005

Description

The Zorki 4K is a 1970s Soviet-era rangefinder based on the Leica. While KMZ did produce a Zorki 5 and a Zorki 6, the Zorki 4K is actually the latest camera in the line, with a total of 524,610 cameras produced from 1972 to 1978. It came fitted with a Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 lens and a two-piece everready case.

The Zorki 4K is basically a Zorki 4 with the addition of a fixed take-up spool and a film advance lever instead of the knurled thumb-wheel. The KMZ logo was moved to the left so it would not be covered by the advance lever.

  1. SEE ALSO: Zorki 4