Zorki S, 1955

Zorki (Russian: Зоркий) is the name of a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras manufactured in the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1978. Image File history File linksMetadata Zorki_S.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Zorki Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Zorki_S.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Zorki Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Simulated 35 mm film with soundtracks _ The outermost strips (on either side) contain the SDDS soundtrack as an image of a digital signal. ... A rangefinder is an optical device that allows distance to be estimated or measured using triangulation, laser, radar, or other method. ... Large format camera lens. ...

The Zorki was a product of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ), which also produced the Zenit SLR. The first Zorki cameras were inexpensive Leica II copies just like the FED, but later models were considerably different from the Leica. Krasnogorsk (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, known for the Moscow Country Club Resort at Nakhabino. ... Zenit, meaning zenith, is the name of several things: Zenit rocket, a Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle in current use Zenit spy satellite, a Soviet military spy satellite Zenit sounding rocket, a Swiss rocket used from 1967 to 1973 Zenit (camera) Zenit (sports society), a Soviet Voluntary Sports Society. ... The single-lens reflex camera, more commonly known by the abbreviation SLR, uses a mirror placed between the lens and the film to project the image seen through the lens to a matte focusing screen. ... Image:Leica-Logo. ... The FED is a Soviet rangefinder camera, mass produced from 1934 until around 1984, and also the name of the factory that made it. ...

It is important to note that when using most Zorki cameras, the shutter speed should only be set after the shutter has been cocked. Setting the shutter speed before the shutter is cocked can permanently damage the camera.

Models

Zorki 1/2

Zorki-1 with Jupiter-8 lens mounted.

The first Zorki was the Zorki 1, an exact copy of the 1932 Leica II rangefinder. It featured a 50mm f/3.5 Industar-22 lens, which was a copy of the Leitz Elmar. Introduced in 1948, the Zorki 1 was the first 35mm camera made by KMZ. The Zorki S of 1955 added flash sync. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 541 pixel Image in higher resolution (878 × 594 pixel, file size: 99 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this picture. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 541 pixel Image in higher resolution (878 × 594 pixel, file size: 99 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this picture. ... Photographic lens One of Canons most popular wide angle lenses - 17-40 f/4 L The zoom lens of the Canon Elph A photographic lens (or more correctly, objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images...

The Zorki 2 (1954) was similar to the Zorki 1 but featured an updated rewind mechanism and a self timer. There was a later flash version called the Zorki 2S. A Self timer is a device on a camera that, when enabled, gives a delay between the pressing of the shutter release and the shutter firing. ...

Zorki 3

Introduced in 1951, the Zorki 3 was somewhat similar to the Leica III. It offered a number of improvements over the original Zorki, including a combined rangefinder/viewfinder, removable back, and a larger Jupiter-8 (Zeiss Sonnar copy) lens. It also added a new mechanism for slow shutter speeds with a separate selector dial on the front of the camera. This mechanism was unreliable, so the improved Zorki 3M of 1954 combined all of the shutter speeds on a single dial. The Zorki 3S, introduced in 1955, was a Zorki 3 with flash sync. A lens design with relatively few glass-to-air surfaces, invented by Dr. Ludwig Bertele at Carl Zeiss in 1930 to provide the fastest lenses of that day for 35 mm photography offering speeds up to f/1. ... The shutter speed dial of a Fujica STX-1. ...

Zorki 4

The Zorki 4, 1956, was a Zorki 3S with self timer added. The Zorki 4K was identical but used a lever advance instead of the old-style wind knob. With over 2 million units produced, the Zorki 4 was the most successful Zorki and has a reputation as one of the finest Russian cameras despite the fact that the self timer and slow shutter speeds were unreliable. The Zorki Mir of 1959 was a lower-cost Zorki 4 with a smaller selection of shutter speeds.

Zorki 35M

The Zorki-35M full-frame 35mm coupled rangefinder camera was a project undertaken by KMZ designer N. Marienkov during the late 1960's (the "M" is his "signature" camera; 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 bright-line frames in the viewfinder for 50mm and 85mm lenses, with the entire field of the viewfinder corresponding to that of a 35mm lens. Other advances included automatic parallax compensation, speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a modern 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.

Zorki 5/6

The Zorki 5 was an updated model similar to the FED 2. There were two different versions, the first (1958) having an Industar-22 lens and the second (1959) having an Industar-50. Like early Leica rangefinders, the Zorki 5 was loaded with film by removing the bottom plate. The Zorki 6 was identical to the second version Zorki 5 but with a removable back for easier loading. The FED is a Soviet rangefinder camera, mass produced from 1934 until around 1984, and also the name of the factory that made it. ...

Zorki 10/11/12

Introduced in 1964, the Zorki 10 was a modern-style 35mm rangefinder with a selenium light meter and shutter priority automatic exposure. The Zorki 11 was a cheaper model without the rangefinder, and the Zorki 12 was a variant using Agfa's Rapid film cartridges. All three variants have fixed (non-interchangeable) lenses. A light meter, or lux meter, is a device used to measure the intensity of light. ... Shutter priority refers to a setting on automatic cameras that ensures proper exposure by keeping the shutter speed fixed to a specific duration and adjusting the aperture in changing light levels. ... Agfa was a company which produced a range of photographic products including films, photographic papers and cameras. ...

List of Zorki cameras

• Zorki 1 (1948-1956)
• Zorki 3 (1951-1954)
• Zorki 2 (1954-1956)
• Zorki 3M (1954))
• Zorki S (1955-1958)
• Zorki 2S (1955-1960)
• Zorki 3S (1955-1956)
• Zorki 4 (1956-1973)
• Zorki 35M (Prototype - c.1969)
• Zorki 5 (1958-1959)
• Zorki Mir (1959-1961)
• Zorki 6 (1959-1966)
• Zorki 10 (1964)
• Zorki 11 (1964)
• Zorki 12 (1967)
• Zorki 4K (1972-1978)

External links

• Zorki Owner's Manuals