Zorki
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The Zorki was a product of the
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. This especially affects all Zorki cameras with slow shutter speeds under 1/30 of a second, in particular the Zorki-3 and Zorki-4.
Models
Zorki/Zorki 2
The first Zorki was the
The Zorki 2 (1954) is similar to the Zorki but features an updated rewind mechanism, a self timer and strap lugs. There is a later flash version called the Zorki 2S.
Zorki 3
Introduced in 1951, the Zorki 3 is somewhat similar to the
Zorki 4
The Zorki 4, 1956, is a Zorki 3S with self timer added. The Zorki 4K is identical but used an advance lever instead of the old-style wind knob. With over 2 million units produced, the Zorki 4 is the most successful Zorki and has a reputation as one of the best Russian cameras, although the self timer and slow shutter speeds are unreliable. The Zorki Mir of 1959 is a lower-cost Zorki 4 with fewer shutter speeds.
Zorki 35M
The Zorki-35M full-frame 35mm coupled-rangefinder camera is from a project undertaken by KMZ designer N. Marienkov during the late 1960s (the "M" is his "signature" camera; he also designed the Zorki 3M and the Zenit 3M). It is based on the body of the Zenit E and some of the advanced design features of the Zenit D, but is a rangefinder rather than SLR camera. It features 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 include automatic parallax compensation, speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a modern body design. It was probably 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", but it never went into production.
Zorki 5/6
The Zorki 5 is an updated model similar to the FED 2. There are two different versions, the first (1958) having an Industar-22 lens and the second (1959) having an Industar-50. Like early Leicas, the Zorki 5 is loaded with film by removing the bottom plate. However, both versions of the Zorki 5 have a flaw where cycling the shutter with no lens on the camera causes the rangefinder arm to get caught up in the shutter mechanism, possibly breaking the camera in the process.[1] The Zorki 6 fixed this problem with the Zorki 5 by moving the rangefinder arm to the other side of the lens mount and introduced an Zenit-style swing back for easier loading.
Zorki 10/11/12
The Zorki 10 is a modern-style 35mm rangefinder camera with a selenium
The Zorki 10 is a fixed-lens Zorki coupled rangefinder camera with an integrated light meter. Selenium meter cells surround the lens. This was the first fully automatic camera produced in the former Soviet Union, as well as the first to use ASA/DIN markings rather than the Soviet GOST numbers, however these ASA numbers were still mostly useless as they didn't match any known film speeds (some Zorki 10 cameras apparently had GOST numbers instead of ASA though, as it's shown in a Polish camera manual).
The shutter release is a small lever protruding from the right-hand side of the lens. Shutter speeds from 1/30s to 1/500s are available in automatic mode. It also provides a B (
The Zorki 11 is a Zorki 10 without the coupled rangefinder mechanism, but with distance symbols visible in the viewfinder.
Technical specifications:
Film type: 135
Frame size: 24x36 mm
Viewfinder magnification: 0.65x
Rangefinder base: 38 mm
Lens: Industar 63, 45 mm f/2.8 (four element Tessar type)
Angle of view: 51.3 degree
Min. focusing distance: 1.5 m
Shutter:
Exposure metering: external with selenium meter
Shutter speed range: 1/30 s – 1/500 s, B
Aperture range: 2.8 – 22
Automatic exposure range: 8 – 18 EV
Manual exposure range: 8 – 14 EV
Film speed range: 20 – 320 ASA (14 – 26 DIN, 16 – 250 GOST)
Flash sync: 1/30 s
Film advance: manual
Self timer: mechanical, 8-15 s delay
Filter thread: M52.5 x 0.75
Tripod thread: 1/4" or 3/8" (depending on manufacture period)
Dimensions: 129 x 77 x 76 mm
Weight: 750 g
List of Zorki cameras
- Zorki (1948–1956)
- Zorki 3 (1951–1954)
- Zorki 2 (1954–1956)
- Zorki 3M (1954-1955)
- Zorki S (1955–1958)
- Zorki 2S (1955–1960)
- Zorki 3S (1955–1956)
- Zorki 4 (1956–1973)
- Zorki 35M (prototype only, 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)
References
- ^ ""Which Russian Rangefinder should I buy?"". Reddit. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
- Zorki Survival Site by Jay Javier
- Overview of different types of Zorki cameras by Sovietcams
- Zorki 3 by luis triguez