Zorki 10

The Zorki 10 is a rangefinder camera. It was built by KMZ from 1964 to 1978. The 35mm camera was also available on the market under the names “Revue 10” and “Zorki Junior”.

The design for this was most likely taken from the Ricohmatic 35. The Zorki 11 is very similar to the 10 but has no coupled rangefinder mechanism.

The lens of the Zorki 10 cannot be replaced. The Zorki 10 has no autofocus. It is manually focused. The correct distance to the subject can be determined by the camera’s coupled rangefinder. The close-up limit of this lens is 1.5 m.

The exposure is measured by the camera. She also has a selenium exposure meter. It doesn’t need batteries, but in some cases it doesn’t work anymore or doesn’t deliver accurate results. The Zorki 10 was the first fully automatic camera from the Soviet Union.

If you want to take long time pictures, there is the bulb-setting. The closure remains open as desired. An external flash can be used via the PC flash socket.

Films for the Zorki 10

Photographic films are required for the Zorki 10. Films for the 35mm format are used. These are still easy to get today and development services are still around. For black-and-white 35mm shots, the Ilford FP4 Plus* a good choice. For color images you can use the Agfaphoto Vista 200*.

The color film is being developed in the C-41 process. The C-41 films are offered by most photo laboratories.

The 35mm camera has a self-timer. There is also a thread for a tripod. The camera weighs 750 g and the dimensions are 12,9 x 7,7 x 7,6 cm. For the picture taking the camera needs no batteries or energy.

The 35mm camera is only available in used condition since the production was stopped. The value of a used model depends primarily on if it works correctly and in what condition the copy is.