Lowest serial number for "Zorki-Zorki"?

Zorki-zorki 1b, serial 134104. Smooth as a leica, one of my favorite camera. I made a sound comparison in 2011 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZseisWafk

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Originally posted by Alfa2


As dmzi noticed. Are these numbers OK ?
In 1948 KMZ produced much more than 2136 cameras. FED-Zorkis with S/N above 3000 have 1948 engraved, isn't it ?

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If you read those threads from 2008 you will find many mistakes. Even in the wiki here are still mistakes. But some years ago there was less information available and still guys like Oscar Fricke did a great job when there was no ebay and other online auctions. Some serials from Oscar Fricke are still marks in my database, for example #56042413 and #00111 KMZ.

It's a problem with all those mistakes made public some years ago, because nobody correct them. Now some collectors have great knowledge and it would be worth to record the knowledge they have, because only those Feds and Zorkis will live forever.

Lenny, thank you for the answer.
It is really fine collectors gain knowledge about old russian cameras. In 90's I thought it will be not possible. Russians hasn't documented informations about their productions like e.g. Leica did. I thought some informations will be lost because time goes by, people who produced cameras die, some evidences and documents disappier.
So this is really fascinating, this possibility to know new facts and to discover them.

From D.Bessonov,s collection.

Thanks Alexey,

there it is, the first known Zorki with export engravings.

D.Bessonov did a good job, it seems the shutter is cocked, which gives relief to the opening curtain on the small drum. That's very important to keep the curtains in good shape.

Lenny! I think the curtains performance over 50 years ago! But even if they are original! We can also take photos now Canon, Nikon and other ?!