KMZ Website Information

A quick look at the KMZ website, www.zenit-foto.ru, yielded the following information.
They have restarted production of the lenses MC Mir-20M f/3.5 20mm, Helios 40-2 f/1.5 85mm and the MC APO Telezenitar-M f/2.8 135mm.
At this year's Photokina in Cologne, Germany they showed the Horizon DL-3 digital panoramic camera and the Horizon S3 Pro and S3-U500 cameras. So, maybe the DL-3 is still on the cards.
They also stated that they produced the AFA-39A aerial camera, two of which were launched into space in 1957 to take the first phtographs of earth from space. The picture accompanying this item shows the camera, and it looks very like the RA-39A. Could this be one and the same camera? I thought that the RA-39A was produced much later and manufactured by KOMZ.


David.

I am interested in the new production but there is one problem:

Where the heck do you buy it??? Even KMZ's online shop does not have them up for offer. Nothing on eBay. Nothing from resellers. KMZ never responded to my email either. (they did do so before)

Hopefully this will drop the insane Helios-40 prices down if true.

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Originally posted by RCCCUK

A quick look at the KMZ website, www.zenit-foto.ru, yielded the following information.
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They also stated that they produced the AFA-39A aerial camera, two of which were launched into space in 1957 to take the first phtographs of earth from space.

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They are mistaken.
Indeed, AFA-39 was manufactured by KOMZ.
The first photographs of Earth from space were made October 24, 1946 year. USA, New Mexico, White Sands Missile Range, 13th V-4 rocket test, altitude: 104.6 km (above than Karman line).

hello mr Zoom!

Long time we do not hear from you!
Please tell us what was happend with Zenitistra and Zenitcamera sites Could them come back again? All of us believe they had a alot of useful information.
Regards
LP

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

Please tell us what was happend with Zenitistra

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Domain and provider were changed two years ago... No more zenit.istra.ru.

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... and Zenitcamera sites Could them come back again?

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Yes, it will be restarted as a private website (the plant does not want to be associated with this website). What deadline?.. As soon as possible (there are too many pages, and all must be corrected).

Hi Zoom, excellent news!! I had to use waybackmachine archive to get access to your site numerous times, so it'll be great to have it online again!

Best regards,
Vlad.

best new year's news! Zoom

If you have all material I can host at my website, or create a new one with no additional cost!

In the future we may oplan a english text translation for world wide access.

Regards!
LP

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

If you have all material...

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Website is working. Closed, but works. ;)

Ok but it is not clear
It is on line dut doesn't work -- once we have no access to it's informations.
Zenitistra does not work at all.
Can you rework the original information on Zenitistra?
both differs completely.
Regards
LP

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo


Zenitistra does not work at all.

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Forget zenit.istra forewer. Only zenitcamera.com name is valid

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo


It is on line dut doesn't work -- once we have no access to it's informations.

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You use too modern browsers... ;) Google etc. has full access to the site.

Thanks Alexey! It's much better now!

Jacques.

Hi all! I wanted to make everything nice Christmas mood :))) Vlad helped me with this! Thank you!

Zenit istra had a lot of information differente from zenit camera
Any one with its back-up?
regards
LP

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

Zenit istra had a lot of information differente from zenitcamera
Any one with its back-up?
regards
LP

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It was the same site. The same files on the same server.

Dmitri
I believe Zenit Istra anda Zenitcamera are different sites with different information.
Some time ago I translated a page from Zenitistra when it still was alive. ant posted it in this forum. It is:

http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=86&ParentID=4&ContentID=828&Item=Lenses+Specifications+and+Comparison+Tables+4

I searched tis information on zenitcamera today and was unable to find it
Can you show it for me?
Regards LP

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Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo

Dmitri
I believe Zenit Istra anda Zenitcamera are different sites with different information.

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It was one and the same site.
http://www.zenit.istra.ru/[some path] => http://www.zenitcamera.com/[some path]