1954 Zorki-3 with J-8 and J-12

[farlymac]

What’s not to like about this camera? Oh yeah, no flash sync. But hey, I hardly use a flash anymore. It came with the Jupiter-8 2/50, and Jupiter-12 2.8/35. The rangefinder needs adjustment, but the lenses look fine, and everything else on the camera works as designed.


Zorki-3 1954 Soviet Rangefinder by P F McFarland, on Flickr


The Industar-22 makes it a pocket camera, but it had better be a big pocket, what with the extra bulk of the body and combined range/viewfinder. This is not your grandfathers Barnack Leica clone anymore.


Zorki-3 1954 Soviet Rangefinder 2 by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Zorki-3 1954 Soviet Rangefinder 3 by P F McFarland, on Flickr


Everyone should have a Zorki lens cap.


Zorki-3 1954 Soviet Rangefinder 4 by P F McFarland, on Flickr


I’ll be using the lenses on my Z-6 until I can get the Z-3 rangefinder aligned.

PF

 

[citizen99]

An impressive piece of kit 🙂

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Nice set indeed.

I only have the J-12 for my Contax, but haven't used it much yet.
I don't think I have a J-8 lying around anymore (only a CZJ 50 f/2).

 

[wolves3012]

Fine looking camera, I have a 3M. If you need to make any RF adjustments other than the usual, they are dead easy to remove the top cover to get at.

 

[farlymac]

Fine looking camera, I have a 3M. If you need to make any RF adjustments other than the usual, they are dead easy to remove the top cover to get at.

Yeah, it also needs the vertical adjusted. The way I see it is: Set the speed at 1/250 to be able to get at the shutter speed dial set screws and take off the dial; remove the shutter release button collar; remove the viewfinder surround; remove one screw in front, and two screws in back, then lift. Correct?

PF

 

[xayraa33]

Very handsome camera by any nation's standard.

 

[farlymac]

Well, I found out two things about this camera. 1: The chrome ring surrounding the viewfinder port does not come off. I scuffed it up pretty badly trying to remove it. 2: The prism on the viewfinder end is loose. I couldn't figure out why the focus patch kept suddenly shifting on me until I noticed that. I'll have to glue it back in tomorrow.

PF

 

[gb hill]

Nice looking camera. Like that VF. Hope you get it up to specs.

 

[wolves3012]

Yeah, it also needs the vertical adjusted. The way I see it is: Set the speed at 1/250 to be able to get at the shutter speed dial set screws and take off the dial; remove the shutter release button collar; remove the viewfinder surround; remove one screw in front, and two screws in back, then lift. Correct?

PF

If it's like a 3M, you don't really need to remove the collar, the top cover will go past it with a little jiggling. Looks like you sorted it though. The viewfinder surround is part of the top cover, as you've discovered!