Category Archives: Zenit

Zenit M camera and Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens additional information

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2018

Zenit M camera and Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens additional information:

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Just announced: Zenit M digital rangefinder (based on Leica M) with Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2018

For LeicaRumors and PhotoRumors readers this should not be a surprise at all since I have been reporting rumors about it for over a year now – Zenit and Leica today announced a new joint production digital rangefinder camera called Zenit M (based on the Leica M Type 240). The new Zenit M will come […]

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Latest updates/rumors on the Zenit – Leica collaboration: new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Some interesting updates on the Zenit/Leica collaboration rumors – the Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). LeicaRumors reported on this lens last year. Here are the details: Weight 740 grams Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups Filter size: 72 mm The information comes from a Russian […]

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This is the upcoming Zenit D1 mirrorless camera *UPDATE: fake picture*

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2018

The upcoming Zenit D1 mirrorless camera will have a 42.4MP BSI CMOS sensor without AA filter with 50-25,600 ISO range. The official announcement should be in the next few days. The camera design looks very similar to the Leica SL (update: I think this is a fake – I just found the original Leica SL product picture): Stay tuned for updates. […]

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Rumors: Zenit D1 mirrorless full-frame digital camera based on Leica M9, new Zenitar lenses for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2017

In the past few months I have done multiple reports on the upcoming Zenit full-frame mirrorless digital camera (see previous Zenit coverage on LeicaRumors and PhotoRumors). We already know that Leica executives visited the Russian KMZ plant where the new Zenit camera will be produced and now we may even have some details on what exactly the new […]

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Zenit considered working with other major companies on their new full-frame mirrorless digital camera

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2017

I received some information that the Russian camera brand Zenit (KMZ) was in talks with at least one more major brand (other than Leica) about their upcoming new full-frame mirrorless digital camera. Leica was probably just one of several companies Zenit was considering (those rumors started on a Russian forum). It is not clear what is the final outcome, […]

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Rumors: something is going on between Leica and Zenit

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2017

You probably remember my post from February last year, where a Zenit representative made this comment about their upcoming products: “This is a very high demand product, we want to make it a luxury device, by analogy with the Leica” In addition to several new lenses (including a new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full-frame E-mount lens), Zenit […]

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The Russian company Zenit to release a new full-frame mirrorless digital camera in 2018

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2017

Last year I already reported that the Russian camera brand Zenit is coming back to life. The company is coming with some new lenses (for example Zenitar 50mm f/0.95) and “a luxury camera” similar to Leica. Today the Russian information agency RNS reported that in 2018 Zenit will release a new full-frame mirrorless digital camera. The director of the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant where […]

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Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2017

Last year I reported about the Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit coming back to life with some new lenses – one of them, the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens (9 elements in 8 groups, 14 aperture blades), was on display at the PhotoForum 2017 exhibition in Moscow:

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Future KMZ-Zenit lenses: Zenitar 50mm f/0.95, 50mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.2 and more

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2016

Back in February I reported that the Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit is coming back to life. The Russian photographer Denis Gavrilov posted some more information on the upcoming KMZ/Zenit lenses on his website and more specifically in this article (English translation): → Zenitar 85mm f/1.2 for 24×36 SLR cameras, planned for 2016 or 2017 (Zenitar-N means the […]

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The Russian Zenit (Зенит) camera brand is coming back to life

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2016

The Russian state corporation Rostec is planning to bring back to life the Zenit camera brand. Here is the Google translated news flash:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2012

Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 and Casio Exilim EX-H50 cameras announced. Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger for Sony announced. Nauticam announced NA-650D underwater camera housing for Canon EOS T4i/650D. The Russian company Zenit will resume production of those three lenses: Zenit MC Mir-20M super wide angle lens Zenit Helios 40-2 lens Zenit MS APO “Telezenitar-M 2,8 / 135 telephoto lens Polaroid announced three new […]

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