New Zorki 4

[kiev4a]

Haven't added anything to my FSU collection for a while but am waiting for camera to arrove in September.

A friend of mine knows someone in Croatia who is sending him what has been described as a "mint" Zorki 4--one of the later models with no strap lugs. He's going to send it on to me. I have a first year Zorki 4 (1956) a MIR, and a 4K but nothing from the middle years. Of course the "mint" camera could have a stuck shutter but it still will fill a gap.

[doubs43]

Wayne, I like the Zorki-4 cameras and have several, including a 1956 and a MIR that came to me with a stuck shutter. I fixed it easily enough.

Given a proper CLA I think they are a capable camera as I'm sure you already know.

Walker

[kiev4a]

Walker:

The Mir, according to Maizenburg who wrote a book on Russian camera repair, is about the best FSU RF. It has strap lugs--which a lot of the later Z4s don't have--plus it doesn't have the low speed gear train so there's a lot less mechanically to go wrong with it. I have one but have never shot with it.

The sharpest FSU camera I have is the Zorki 3C with a J8 lens. The 3C is a Zorki 4 before the self timer was added. It turns ou shots comparable to any German or Japanese RF.