Zenit

Serial Number: Cam0197

Type:
35mm Single Lens Reflect Camera

Manufacturer:
KMZ (Krasnogorsky Zavod)

Country of Origin:
Russia

Production Period:
1970

Approximate Price:
USD 300

Reference:
https en.wikipedia.org wiki Zenit_(camera)

Status: Display

Description:
Zenit is a Russian (and formerly 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. Among related brands are Zorki for 35 mm rangefinder cameras, Moskva (Moscow) and Iskra for medium-format folding cameras and Horizon for panoramic cameras. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were exported by Mashpriborintorg to 74 countries.

The name is sometimes spelled Zenith in English, such as the manuals published by the UK Zenit-importer TOE. However, TOE imported camera bodies as from 1963 retained the Zenit badges. The early Zorki-based models before that time were labelled Zenith in a handwritten style of script.