Mar 27, 2024 · The Zenit (or Zenit 1) is a 35 mm SLR camera made by Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod (KMZ) in Krasnagorsk near Moscow in the USSR, during the cold political climate of the early 1950’s. KMZ was established in 1941.

Zenit (Russian: Зени́т) is a Soviet camera brand manufactured by KMZ in the town of Krasnogorsk near Moscow since 1952 and by BelOMO in Belarus since the 1970s. The Zenit trademark is associated with 35 mm SLR cameras.

The Zenit 1 is the first 35mm camera from KMZ and was produced in the 50s. Here you can find info about the camera and the films.

PJSC Krasnogorsky Zavod (KMZ Zenit) is a part of Shvabe Holding (Rostec State Corporation)

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Mar 23, 2023 · Zenit-18 is the first film SLR camera among all Zenit cameras in which exposure measurement is carried out on an open aperture. Unlike most Zenits, it uses a shutter with metal curtains with shutter speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec.

Zenit is a 35mm film SLR camera made by KMZ and produced between 1952-56 with quantity 39.019 units. Original Zenit is also known as Zenit 1. Zenit (Зенит = Зенит), means Zenith, a point in the sky that appears directly above the observer.

Oct 13, 2023 · The original Zenit is an SLR based on the Zorki rangefinder (itself based on the FED, which is a copy of the Leica II). The first few Zenit cameras have a 39 mm screw thread lens mount, exactly like that of the Zorki.

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It was the first camera to use the Zenit name and was produced between 1952 and 1956. Metal body available in silver. Shutter: Horizontal cloth focal plane, 1/25s - 1/500s + B