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KMZ-Leica partnership: actual news and how a rumour takes shape and grows

The beginning: two factory visits and meetings Once upon a time there were two visits, the first one of senior executives of KMZ at Leica, the second one of Leica executives at KMZ in April 2017. Both were reported in KMZ’s internal journal, Патриот (“Patriot”), and the two corresponding articles, dated of April 12 and […]

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New KMZ-Zenit lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts)

The Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit is planning to start production on two new multi-coated lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts): Lomography-Zenit LZK 1948+ 1:2 f=5 cm (based on the old Jupiter-8 2/50) Lomography-Zenit Jupiter 9+ 2/85 (based on the old Jupiter 9 2/85) Source: Denis Gavrilov, via PhotoRumors

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