Zorki 6

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The Zorki 6 is a rangefinder camera produced by the Russian factory KMZ (the makers of the SLR Zenit).

This is the sixth camera of course in the produced Zorki lineup, and the last unique model to be created. The Zorki 4K, produced after the 6, is a re-incarnation of the 4. The Zorki 6 is nearly identical to the Zorki 5, but with a hinged back, and some problems fixed, such as some 5's problems with cocking the shutter with lens removed. The self-timer missing in the Zorki 5 was also re-added.

This can be thought of as a loose Leica copy, since it is based on the original Zorki, which was more or less a direct copy of the Leica II. This camera is however quite different from the 1, and engineered in Russia, although it does still have the classic Leica cloth shutter. Shutter speeds are from 1/30th to 1/500th of a second plus B, and unlike most Russian rangefinders can be set before or after cocking. The shutter is cocked, like in the 5 by ways of a wind lever, which got smoother in the 6, although this varies with models nowadays.

Frames are counted by a rotating collar and must be reset manually after inserting each new film. The shutter release is located on the film advance lever, along with the film counter.

The rewind button is located to the left of the wind lever. This camera is stepped so as to recess the windlever below the other controls, making it more compact. Strap lugs are also included like in the Zorki 5. There are two flash sync sockets, X and M, and no hot-shoes were ever produced in this camera.

Vertical adjustment for the rangefinder is done by rotating a collar in the rangefinder exiting optic. A horizontal adjustment is done by a screw hidden behind the screw holding the left of the nameplate (when looking from the front).

This camera most commonly sports the Industar-50, although the Jupiter-8 and Industar-26m as well as collapsible Industar-50 were also produced with it as standard lenses.

A familiar mechanical selftimer is on the front of the body like other Zorkis and FEDs of its time.

The tripod collar is 3/8", unlike the standard 1/4" for modern 35mm cameras.

The nameplate is a seperate metal peice screwed onto the front. There are at least 3 versions of nameplates, the cyrillic, the latin, and the cursive latin, the latter being the more rare of the three. On latin models there is a stamp on the back reading Made in USSR, and the Russian equivalent on cyrillic models, and on some models there is no inscription. The KMZ logo is also stamped on the back, along with the serial number from which the date of manufacture can be deduced.

Produced between the years of 1959 and 1966.

Width: 135mm Height: 80mm Length: 70mm


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