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[Fullbuster79]

Can anyone provide me with some information about this camera?
I know it's a Zorki5 rangefinder but nothing other than that.



Thank you!

 

[pixmedic]

it takes film.




seriously....
thats all i got.

 

[Fullbuster79]

it takes film.

Thanks! I figured it out though

 

[480sparky]

Let me google that for you

 

[Fullbuster79]

Let me google that for you

Already did that. I was wondering if someone found a user manual or some kind of instructions.

 

[480sparky]

ZORKI 4 OWNERS MANUAL

camera manual Zorki Zorki 5

English Manual for ZORKI 5 or ZORKI 6 Camera USSR Leica Copy Instruction Booklet eBay

 

[Derrel]

The shoe for the flash is a cold shoe, obviously, so you'd need a PC cord to connect the flash to one of the two outlets on the body. I thought this guy had a good tip: "we have the shutter speed dial next. This has to be lifted then turned, AFTER COCKING THE SHUTTER WITH THE LEVER! Failure to cock the shutter before adjusting film speed can break something and your camera will not work. Directly to the right is a metal “nipple” with is your film release. And finally to the right of that is a sort of 3-in-one apparatus. It’s the strangely loose cocking arm, Shutter release, and questionable film counter. I say questionable because I know the film counter really wants to work, It’s just never been taught how to count. It starts out strong, going from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 then for some reason skipping to 12, staying on 12 for four or so shots, then moving to 13. Finally ending around 30 on my roll of film (with 24 exposures in total)"

Gotta hand it to the post-WW II Soviet camera industry for making crude, clunky stuff. I owned a Soviet camera made in the mid-1970's....utter crap both optically and mechanically, even when brand spanking new....and it had similar body covering to the Zorki you have.

 

[table1349]

The shoe for the flash is a cold shoe, obviously, so you'd need a PC cord to connect the flash to one of the two outlets on the body. I thought this guy had a good tip: "we have the shutter speed dial next. This has to be lifted then turned, AFTER COCKING THE SHUTTER WITH THE LEVER! Failure to cock the shutter before adjusting film speed can break something and your camera will not work. Directly to the right is a metal “nipple” with is your film release. And finally to the right of that is a sort of 3-in-one apparatus. It’s the strangely loose cocking arm, Shutter release, and questionable film counter. I say questionable because I know the film counter really wants to work, It’s just never been taught how to count. It starts out strong, going from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 then for some reason skipping to 12, staying on 12 for four or so shots, then moving to 13. Finally ending around 30 on my roll of film (with 24 exposures in total)"

Gotta hand it to the post-WW II Soviet camera industry for making crude, clunky stuff. I owned a Soviet camera made in the mid-1970's....utter crap both optically and mechanically, even when brand spanking new....and it had similar body covering to the Zorki you have.

I thought I recognized your license plate.....

 

[Derrel]

Maybe you've seen my new favorite TV show, The Americans, on the FX network?

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[snowbear]

ZORKI 4 OWNERS MANUAL

camera manual Zorki Zorki 5

English Manual for ZORKI 5 or ZORKI 6 Camera USSR Leica Copy Instruction Booklet eBay

ZORK 4? I remember Zork 1, 2 and 3, but I don't recall a Zork 4. Watch out for the grues!