Zorkij-4 with Jupiter-8 lenses and Leningrad 7 light meter shot with Pentax ME Super, Reveunon 50/1.4 If you were wondering what is Zorkij (Zorki, Зоркий) and why would anyone shoot with it here is explanation. It is said that during the IIWW Russians acquired whole Leica manufacture. They packed it on a train and sent it to motherland. Then started production of (almost) exact copies of Leica. That is why Russian rangefinders are like wine - the older the better. In that case the older the more it resembles Leica. Introduced in 1956, Zorkij-4 was one of bestselling cameras of that time (1.715.677 million copies made). 50mm and f 2.0, Jupiter-8 (clone of Zeiss Sonnar) are probably best lenses for Zorkij.  My father got this Zorkij when he was teenager. Sometime in 90’s my grandparents gave it to me but I was too young to understand how to use it. It was hidden somewhere with my toys for next ten years. Fortunately I haven’t destroyed it while exploring how to use it. It is not a perfect camera. There are no frames in viewfinder so sometimes it is hard to say what would be in the picture. But it is so fun to use. It is sharp and has shutter speeds up to 1/1000s. And is cheap as hell (about 30 Euros in Central Europe).My grammar probably sucks as always. I do not write in English often enough.
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Zorkij-4 with Jupiter-8 lenses and Leningrad 7 light meter

shot with Pentax ME Super, Reveunon 50/1.4

If you were wondering what is Zorkij (Zorki, Зоркий) and why would anyone shoot with it here is explanation. It is said that during the IIWW Russians acquired whole Leica manufacture. They packed it on a train and sent it to motherland. Then started production of (almost) exact copies of Leica. That is why Russian rangefinders are like wine - the older the better. In that case the older the more it resembles Leica. Introduced in 1956, Zorkij-4 was one of bestselling cameras of that time (1.715.677 million copies made). 50mm and f 2.0, Jupiter-8 (clone of Zeiss Sonnar) are probably best lenses for Zorkij. 

My father got this Zorkij when he was teenager. Sometime in 90’s my grandparents gave it to me but I was too young to understand how to use it. It was hidden somewhere with my toys for next ten years. Fortunately I haven’t destroyed it while exploring how to use it. It is not a perfect camera. There are no frames in viewfinder so sometimes it is hard to say what would be in the picture. But it is so fun to use. It is sharp and has shutter speeds up to 1/1000s. And is cheap as hell (about 30 Euros in Central Europe).
My grammar probably sucks as always. I do not write in English often enough.

Phalaenopsis Pentax ME Super, Reveunon 1.4 50mm, Fuji Superia 400 I should post something as followers are leaving. For the record: I don’t follow4follow. I will do it if I like your blog. I don’t see a point in following everyone that follows me. So if you didn’t like my blog and just followed to be followed back you can unfollow now. I probably overused word ‘follow’ in this post…
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Pentax ME Super, Reveunon 1.4 50mm, Fuji Superia 400


I should post something as followers are leaving. For the record: I don’t follow4follow. I will do it if I like your blog. I don’t see a point in following everyone that follows me. So if you didn’t like my blog and just followed to be followed back you can unfollow now.

I probably overused word ‘follow’ in this post…

Q:Interesting work - I love your playful view of the world. Good stuff, keep it coming!

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Thank you! I’ve been following you for some time and I love your work. It is different from everything else I find here.

Also jeannemcright is my 200th follower.  I encourage to visit her blog! And thank you all for your support! 

 

Back to the front Zorkij-4, Jupiter-8, Kodak TMax 100 Yesterday’s pic from this set got quite popular thanks to lensblr. So why shouldn’t I post another one today? It’s funny how there are jobs that are percieved as men only. Woman a soldier is too much for some people to imagine. They could even think it’s insulting. But it works both ways. What would you think about a man working in kindergarten? Everyone should be able to work wherever he or she likes. Well if he or she is good in it. 
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Zorkij-4, Jupiter-8, Kodak TMax 100

Yesterday’s pic from this set got quite popular thanks to lensblr. So why shouldn’t I post another one today?

It’s funny how there are jobs that are percieved as men only. Woman a soldier is too much for some people to imagine. They could even think it’s insulting. But it works both ways. What would you think about a man working in kindergarten? Everyone should be able to work wherever he or she likes. Well if he or she is good in it. 

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