iHello, I know this is an old video but having just received my own "quirky" zorki I have a question: should the film rewind knob just kind of, fall upwards when there is no film loaded and the camera is turned upside down? I haven't had a practical test of the camera yet, and am in the middle of fixing several other issues (misaligned prism, worn curtains, screwed up bottom plate etc.) however this issue (if it is one) concerns me most.
David: Is it true that Soviet rangefinder cameras could not focus with Leica lenses and vice versa because the Soviets based the rangefinder focus point on 52mm or 55mm lenses they made, vs Leica's 50mm?
Yes and no. So I have used the Leica 50mm 3.5 and similar Industar on each other and they've both worked fine on the other cameras. The Industar 50mm f/2 from this video is a bit off on both wide open, so it's probably mis-colimated. (On my A7S II it's just soft and generic looking.) Where that is true is on the Leica I (and maybe Leica II bodies.) The earliest Barnack Leicas had some issues with flange focal distance inconsistencies, so those cameras were paired with their lenses, even (IIRC some of them were) removable ones. For the latter Barnacks that do not have a focus calibration window on the camera's back, then any M39 lens by any maker, if it's made correctly, ought to work and the Leica lenses from the same era should also work on other M39 cameras. Now, that falls apart with the Zorki and Fed bodies that have reflex prisms, like the Zenit-C I reviewed some months ago. Those use M39 but have a wildly different register distance.
I have a real nice Zorki 3M, love it. The only screwy thing is the film take up spool. There is a small nub that the film holes should grab. It always leaves me wondering if it caught. Same thing on my Keiv 4A. You would think a better design could have been developed.
There are solely because the 4 is a later camera and, I think, has more to it, but I haven't ever used or held one so I couldn't go into much more detail than that.
The Zorki 4 is a much different camera than the Zorki 1. The 4 has a removable back so film loading is much easier. The rangefinder is part of the viewfinder.
@@DavidHancock I ended up buying a canon iii rangefinder instead of a zorki, the wheel with the shutter speeds is attached to the mechanism that winds the shutter, you can wind the shutter without advancing the film by holding down the shutter button and turning the shutter wheel counterclockwise until it won't go farther and let go of the shutter button Now you can fire the shutter and double expose the film I guess it's the same with the zorki
Just going to pass on a tip I heard from someone else. If you want, you can tape an extra length of leader to the film to load it, to get a few extra images a roll. Astrum film also comes with these extra long leaders, probably because of the prevalence of these cameras in the country it's made. (Ukraine)
I have two Zorki 1. The big hassle is loading the film. The rest is streight forward. I like to take pictures with cameras. More than any other camera.Nothing cheers my self up .
This is the video that got my Zorki up and running! Thank you!!
Thank you!
iHello, I know this is an old video but having just received my own "quirky" zorki I have a question: should the film rewind knob just kind of, fall upwards when there is no film loaded and the camera is turned upside down? I haven't had a practical test of the camera yet, and am in the middle of fixing several other issues (misaligned prism, worn curtains, screwed up bottom plate etc.) however this issue (if it is one) concerns me most.
That's a curious quirk, but not one that should affect performance. I don't recall my camera doing that.
David: Is it true that Soviet rangefinder cameras could not focus with Leica lenses and vice versa because the Soviets based the rangefinder focus point on 52mm or 55mm lenses they made, vs Leica's 50mm?
Yes and no. So I have used the Leica 50mm 3.5 and similar Industar on each other and they've both worked fine on the other cameras. The Industar 50mm f/2 from this video is a bit off on both wide open, so it's probably mis-colimated. (On my A7S II it's just soft and generic looking.) Where that is true is on the Leica I (and maybe Leica II bodies.) The earliest Barnack Leicas had some issues with flange focal distance inconsistencies, so those cameras were paired with their lenses, even (IIRC some of them were) removable ones. For the latter Barnacks that do not have a focus calibration window on the camera's back, then any M39 lens by any maker, if it's made correctly, ought to work and the Leica lenses from the same era should also work on other M39 cameras. Now, that falls apart with the Zorki and Fed bodies that have reflex prisms, like the Zenit-C I reviewed some months ago. Those use M39 but have a wildly different register distance.
I have a real nice Zorki 3M, love it. The only screwy thing is the film take up spool. There is a small nub that the film holes should grab. It always leaves me wondering if it caught. Same thing on my Keiv 4A. You would think a better design could have been developed.
You would think. :D
Are there many differences between the Zorki 1 and the 4? Thanks again, love you videos!!
There are solely because the 4 is a later camera and, I think, has more to it, but I haven't ever used or held one so I couldn't go into much more detail than that.
The Zorki 4 is a much different camera than the Zorki 1. The 4 has a removable back so film loading is much easier. The rangefinder is part of the viewfinder.
@@stevenwagner7520 thanks man!!
Is there a way to do double exposures
There's a section in this video on how to take photos. If double exposures can be done, they're covered there. The description has an index.
@@DavidHancock I ended up buying a canon iii rangefinder instead of a zorki, the wheel with the shutter speeds is attached to the mechanism that winds the shutter, you can wind the shutter without advancing the film by holding down the shutter button and turning the shutter wheel counterclockwise until it won't go farther and let go of the shutter button
Now you can fire the shutter and double expose the film
I guess it's the same with the zorki
Just going to pass on a tip I heard from someone else. If you want, you can tape an extra length of leader to the film to load it, to get a few extra images a roll.
Astrum film also comes with these extra long leaders, probably because of the prevalence of these cameras in the country it's made. (Ukraine)
Oh interesting and I didn't know that. Thank you!
I have two Zorki 1. The big hassle is loading the film. The rest is streight forward. I like to take pictures with cameras. More than any other camera.Nothing cheers my self up .
I agree fully. These are fantastic cameras.
KMZ
Thank you. Good catch.
Not helpful! Why not wait until you had the scissors and then make the video!
Hold on! I hope you don't think I'm ever prepared for anything.
@@DavidHancock LOL!