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KMZ

The Krasnogorsky sawod “S. A. Zverev” (Russian Красногорский завод им. С. А. Зверева, in English “Krasnogorsk S.A.Sverev plant”; formerly Krasnogorski mechanicheski sawod, Russian. Красногорский механический завод, in English “Krasnogorsk Mechanics Factory,” usually abbreviated KMZ) is a Russian engineering company in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, producing mainly optical technology.

KMZ became known in the Soviet Union for its Zorki, Zenit, and Krasnogorsk series cameras, of which several million were produced.

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Overview

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Zorki 10
The Zorki 10 is a rangefinder camera and was the first fully automatic 35 mm camera from the Soviet Union.
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Zorki 11
The Zorki 11 is a camera built by KMZ. It is similar to the Zorki 10 but lacks the coupled rangefinder.
KMZ mainly manufactures optical technology. Among others, they produced cameras of the Zorki, Zenit and Krasnogorsk series.