Poor Zorki...

[Spyderman]

Poor Zorki...

how can someone do this to such a nice camera... 😱

http://cgi.ebay.de/RARE-GREEN-ZORKI...oryZ4701QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

🙁

 

[Peter_Jones]

Hmmm I kinda like it.

 

[pvdhaar]

How? Easy: Dip 'n dunk.

A real original green model would show colour differences between paint on metal and coloured leatherette. Would show the same levels of wear on the dials as on the body..

So the real question is of course; why?

It isn't even nice to look at. I've seen paint jobs on FSUs that looked downright artistic. But those weren't fakes trying to pass for the real thing, they were showcases for artists, as if the painter had substituted his canvas with a camera to paint on..

 

[Spyderman]

The lens is J-3, but you're right - they don't show the front of the lens...

 

[outfitter]

And a Zorki 3 of that vintage should have a tabbed J-8 on it. Note they do not show the front of the J-8 of the "rare green Zorki 3 only seen in the catalog".

Sad thing is, the camera probably did not receive a CLA that would have done it a lot of good. Chances are the paint was slopped on without the camera being properly disassembled, and the mechanism is ruined.

Paint jobs are a cottage industry in the Ukraine. The ones I've seen are very well done - obviously disassembled before painting and properly baked on. If they offered this service to paint Leica M3s black they could charge a heck of a lot more than $200 (vide the guy in Japan who get $500 for a paint job).

A Fed 1 looks good painted black this Zork 3 would look good on Kermit the frog; you know basic green on green.

Michael

 

[lubitel]

its ugly. and to do that to a nice Z-3! and Jupiter-3 is just ridiculous.

 

[dee]

Yuk !
... Now look at my avatar to see how it should be done !
If it had been a dark grey military look it would have been cool though ...
i am no purist - I have several '' imaginatively '' revisited '' Leica style cameras from moscowphoto - fully cla / rebuilt , which are a dream to use , so the can be fine .at £60/70 they are not cheap - but are like new - this seems like a rip off - and why a rare Zorki 3 !!! It's just not done chaps !

 

[Valkir1987]

It really looks awfull on such a nice Zorki 3 🙁. I've painted the nylon based cover of a Zorki 4 a long time ago with thin dark green model paint. It gave the camera a nice look. A spay can, can cover the worst piece of metal with a nice finish. You may never know whats hiding under it, unless you use a paint solver.

 

[dll927]

It says the "shutter cloth is a little bit crumbled". How nice.

I've wandered around in several sites on FSU cameras, and it seems that the painting of bodies/lenses is a rather common activity. In most cases, it's very much an "after-market" thing.

After buying several Zorkis (yes, through the lovable evil-bay), I decided I'd like a little variety of color, so I bought three FED 2's of red, black, and gray visage. It seems to me the FEDs aren't as well made - a couple of them have an awful time getting back off for loading. I've read that the FEDs were sort of an 'every man's' version of the Zorkis, meaning sold at a lower price. Yet I've also seen much praise for some of the FEDs. Interesting.

 

[rbiemer]

And a Zorki 3 of that vintage should have a tabbed J-8 on it. Note they do not show the front of the J-8 of the "rare green Zorki 3 only seen in the catalog".

Sad thing is, the camera probably did not receive a CLA that would have done it a lot of good. Chances are the paint was slopped on without the camera being properly disassembled, and the mechanism is ruined.

I don't remember seeing any GREEN Zorkis in Princelle's book...

Paint jobs are a cottage industry in the Ukraine. The ones I've seen are very well done - obviously disassembled before painting and properly baked on.

If only we could get the painters and some one as good as Oleg to work together...those cameras would be worth a fairly steep premium, I think!
Rob

 

[dee]

I am trying to get one good restorer / supplier to do just that - at present he just does like new restorations to sell on e-bay ... i want an art deco [ Zenit ] '' Kristall '' in ivory with brown covering - and gold lettering !! OK , Ok , it's an SLR - but it's a Leica derived SLR !

 

[oscroft]

Oh no, and it's a Z3 too - together with the 3M, by far the best looking Zorki!

Someone should have their toenails pulled out over this 😀