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KMZ Moskva-4, made in 1956:


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pippy said:
Out of curiosity how do you find the Kiev-5 to handle? Is it much the same as - or slightly more awkward than - your K-4M? I ask because the shutter-release button seems to be quite high.

Pip.
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For me handling is ok, thumb and release finger find their place without problems for winding and shooting.

People with small hands may have problems.

The camera is heavy compared to the Kiev 3 and 4.

Hannes
 
Got myself some gifts for Christmas...

Got myself some gifts for Christmas...


The Russians are coming... by doc Deutschmann, on Flickr

I have to admit, I have a knack for analog cameras. It gets even worse, if they run without batteries. And after recently reading Robert Capa's "Slightly out of Focus", I wanted to see how I would like to shoot a Contax. They're kinda out of my price range, but there are Kievs...
And while it was still on its way from the Ukraine (and me reading more about FSU rangefinders) I thought I'd take a try at a Barnack-based camera too...

So here they are. Two Zorki 4k (one "romanized", one cyrillic) the bodys and shutters seem to be in great order, running smoothly and evenly.
A Zorki (1) from 1953, which was a completely different story. Slow (or sometimes sticking) shutter curtains, with holes in them...

I decided against a curtain replacement (for now) - after cleaning and lubeing the shutter seemed to run fine, so I painted the back of the curtains with some black textile paint. A color negative film is in there now (I ran out of bw negative film...waiting for more), let's see how it worked out...

Unfortunately the aperture ring on the Industar-22 after easing up for a while without taking the lens apart (just some WD-40 between the ring and the frontplate) is back to digging into my fingertips again...

The Kiev still needs some CLA (and hints, before I start?). The 4k - they're great cameras, but I really fell in love with the magnifying rangefinder on the Zorki 1 - bright, enlarged, so quick to focus (with the infinity lock lever).

Sorry, this got really long, but I am excited and happy right now.

PS: The lenses on the 4k are an Industar-50 and an I-61 (2.8/53) - I guess I will be looking for a J-8/M39...
 
doc68 said:
The Russians are coming... by doc Deutschmann, on Flickr

I have to admit, I have a knack for analog cameras. It gets even worse, if they run without batteries. And after recently reading Robert Capa's "Slightly out of Focus", I wanted to see how I would like to shoot a Contax. They're kinda out of my price range, but there are Kievs...
And while it was still on its way from the Ukraine (and me reading more about FSU rangefinders) I thought I'd take a try at a Barnack-based camera too...

So here they are. Two Zorki 4k (one "romanized", one cyrillic) the bodys and shutters seem to be in great order, running smoothly and evenly.
A Zorki (1) from 1953, which was a completely different story. Slow (or sometimes sticking) shutter curtains, with holes in them...
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I would love to have a cyrillic Zorki 4K, but most of them seem to be only export models. So I presume the cyrillic ones are pretty rare.

I've already a couple of Zorki 4, with a couple of issues, a misaligned rangefinder & problems with the slow speeds.
 
Very Nice selection of Z-3M and Z-3's, Brambling!
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Following the 'Work Hard;Play Hard' principle I treated myself to a few 'sweeties' this Xmas; an early 'Stamped logo' version Zorki 2; 1941 'Kombinat' Fed-1(d) and a Ukranian logo Kiev IIIa.

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The Zorki came with it's 'Zorki 2' embossed case which was a nice surprise.
Equally surprising is that the K IIIa's meter seems to be spot-on!
Looking forward to trying them out.

Pip.
 
When my Iskra worked it was great , BUT , it always developed one problem after another , until one day I took a hammer to it 🙂 . That was so satisfying !
I believe I have a picture of it's demise in my photos here . Peter
 
My Iskra is a shelf queen too.
Film transport and counter dead and modified to red window.
And in the shutter is something loose and the times are not adjustable.


But it looks good. 🙂
Some day I find a working one.


 
carbo73 said:
I love how the first Zenit perfectly blended the SLR concept with the Leica II design. This is in fact a Zenit-S from 1958, but the only difference with the original Zenit-1 is the flash port...

Clearly marked as SLEDANO B SSSR, Made in the USSR.
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Exactly, and how many SLR's can be said to be based on a Leica model II?

Count the last Zenit of '96 or so and that's over a 60 year run for the heart of the camera.

Regards, David
 
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AndersG said:
The FED 50mm f/3.5 lens in the picture, OTOH, seems to be from the USSR so it isn't off topic to me, at least. 🙂
(I have a rather similar FED, possibly an Industar-10 but not marked as such, lens too.)
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carbo73 has a good point.This thread clearly states:
FSU Former Soviet Union RF This forum is for the Former Soviet Union rangefinder cameras, especially the many and various Fed, Zorki, and Kiev.
 
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