Zorky-2 is a Soviet small - format rangefinder camera , manufactured from 1954 to 1956 at the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant .
| Vigilant-2 | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | rangefinder cameras |
| Manufacturer | Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant |
| Year of issue | 1954 - 1956 |
| Lens | Industar-22 3.5 / 50 Industar-50 3.5 / 50 |
| Lens mount | threaded connection M39 × 1 / 28.8 |
| Photo material | film type 135 |
| Frame size | 24 × 36 mm |
| Focusing | 38 mm range finder |
| Exposition | manual shutter speed and aperture setting |
| Gate | focal with cloth blinds |
| Flash | cable sync |
| Viewfinder | optical, not combined with a range finder |
| Dimensions | 135 × 82 × 70 |
| Weight | ? |
It was developed on the basis of the “Vigilant”, a self-timer , a shutter with a shutter speed range as in the latest modifications of the first model are installed. A total of 10 310 items were released; the device is of collectible interest.
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Specifications
- The type of photographic material used is a 35 mm perforated film film 35 mm wide in standard cassettes. It is possible to use special double-case cartridges with a diverging slot. Frame size - 24 × 36 mm.
- Charging with a film - from the bottom (removable bottom cover).
- The case is made of aluminum alloy.
- The shutter is mechanical, with horizontal movement of cloth blinds.
- Combined shutter platoon and film rewind. You can set the shutter speed both before and after cocking the shutter. Rotating shutter speed head. The release button has a thread under the release cable .
- Shutter speeds are 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500 s and “ B ”.
- The type of lens mount is a threaded connection M39 × 1 , the working length is 28.8 mm.
- The standard lens is “ Industar-22 ” 3.5 / 50, “ Industar-50 ” 3.5 / 50 (tube or unified).
- The viewfinder is optical, parallax , not aligned with the range finder . The base of the rangefinder is 38 mm. The magnification of the viewfinder eyepiece is 0.44 × , the rangefinder eyepiece is 1 × .
- There is no sync contact .
- Mechanical self - timer .
- A tripod socket with a 3/8 inch thread is installed on the camera.
- The price with the lens “Industar-22” or “Industar-50” is 30 rubles (in prices after the monetary reform of 1961 ). [1] [2]
Notes
- ↑ Serial production of KMZ cameras by years.
- ↑ Bunimovich D.Z. Choice of a camera. Art Publishing House, Moscow, 1962.
Literature
- Meisenberg I. Ya. Device and repair of cameras. Kiev, Gostekhizdat of the Ukrainian SSR, 1963.
- Jean Loup Princelle . Made in USSR. The Authentic Guide To Russian And Soviet Cameras. Le Reve Edition, 2004.