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Zenit 3

Krasnogorsk·1960·Camera

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The Zenit 3 is a 35mm film SLR camera manufactured by Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (KMZ: 'Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk') in Moscow, between 1960-62, quantity 81776 copies. Zenit (Зенит = Зенит), means Zenith, a point in the sky that appears directly above the observer. 'Zenit 3' is engraved in Cyrillic script on the front of the prism housing.

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