Zorki C 35mm rangefinder camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1956
Materials
Metal, Plastic, Glass
Measurements
80 x 132 x 50 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524606
Summary
Zorki C 35mm rangefinder camera. Flash sync adjustable to 25 milliseconds. Industar-50 f/3.5/50mm lens. Metal and black plastic body. Markings: Serial number on reverse: No. 56092502 (the first two digits indicate year of manufacture, ie 1956 - ref. McKeown's Guide). On top of camera, stamped into the metal: "Zorki C" written in Cyrillic.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986