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Of the post-war Russian Zorki rangefinder cameras, the Zorki 4 models were the most successful and - despite a very poor construction of the self-timer and unreliable slow shutter speeds - had the reputation of being one of the best cameras from the former Soviet republic. This Zorki 4 is a model B, which was produced between 1968 and 1973 especially for export to the west. The recognizable details for a Zorki 4-B are: Brand name and type printed with Latin capital letters instead of Crylic writing, no carrying eyes for a belt, black ribbed nylon cover and 'Made in USSR' on the back. The Zorki 4-B was supplied with a Jupiter 8 2/50 mm lens in a black frame as standard. This Zorki 4 shown has a Jupiter 8 lens made of blank aluminum. To save costs and to speed up production, the numbers of the shutter speeds on the later produced models of the 4-B (this camera) are not engraved but printed with black and red paint. In total, almost 1.8 million Zorki 4 cameras were built.
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