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Kodak Portra 400
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The Zorki 2 (1954) is a brief intermediate between the Zorki 1 (1948) and the more refined Zorki 2C (1955). The body follows the Barnack Leica II template closely: separate rangefinder and viewfinder windows, M39 LTM mount, horizontal-cloth shutter with a 1/20s–1/500s range, no slow speeds, no meter. The primary addition over the Zorki 1 is a **self-timer lever**. Production was short — the Zorki 2C arrived within a year and superseded it.
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C41
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About this camera
Zorki 1 with a self-timer added — the single meaningful step between the first Zorki and the 2C.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | M39 / LTM |
| Years | 1954–1956 |
| Shutter | 1/20s - 1/500s + B, mechanical horizontal cloth |
| Flash sync | None |
| Meter | None |
| Modes | Manual |
| Weight | ~ |
| Battery | None |
Released 1954, the Zorki 2 occupied a narrow window in the KMZ production schedule. The Soviet camera programme at KMZ was iterating quickly in the mid-1950s as it tried to match Leica's evolving feature set with limited design resources. The Zorki 2 added the self-timer that was absent from the Zorki 1 without reworking the slow-speed train or the dual-window viewfinder arrangement — both of which were tackled in the Zorki 3 (1953, overlapping production) and the Zorki 2C (1955). The short production run means surviving bodies are less common than either the Zorki 1 or the 2C.
The Zorki 2 is mainly of interest to collectors completing the Zorki sequence. For practical shooting, the Zorki 2C (self-timer plus a cleaner body) or the Zorki 1 (longer production, more parts available) are easier to find and service. The Zorki 2 offers no feature advantage over the 2C. Used prices reflect its relative scarcity without a corresponding premium for usability.
M39 / LTM mount. The Zorki 2 accepts the same lens range as all LTM Zorkis: Industar-22 50/3.5 collapsible (Soviet Elmar derivative), Industar-50 50/3.5, Jupiter-8 50/2, Jupiter-3 50/1.5, Jupiter-12 35/2.8 (rear element protrudes — verify body clearance before mounting). Leica LTM lenses and modern Voigtlander LTM lenses also mount.
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