Krasnogorsk (film camera)
Krasnogorsk is a series of film cameras for 16mm film that were produced in large numbers in the Soviet Union at KMZ from 1967 to 1991. Typical design features of the Krasnogorsk series are spring mechanism drive , TTL exposure measurement and a simple and robust design.
Models and Distribution
By far the most popular was the Krasnogorsk-3, which was produced from 1971 to 1989 and is now often identified with the entire series of cameras in the film scene. It has a high-speed zoom lens and a film magazine for 30.5 m film rolls.
KMZ produced the K-3 in different versions. On the one hand with the Russian lens bayonet, which was also used in the K-1 and K-2, and later with the M-42 screw thread, which enabled the use of various M-42 lenses from 35mm photography. The advantage of this is especially obvious for owners of a K-3 that has been converted to Super 16 mm, since with the supplied Meteor 5-1 varifocal lens you can only fill in the entire field of the Super 16 image from 25 mm would have to do without wide-angle shots. In order to prevent rumors running counter to this, it should be clarified once again that all 35 mm lenses are able to illuminate the entire 16 mm and super 16 mm image. Manufacturers of M-42 lenses include Pentax, Carl Zeiss Jena, Zenit and others.
The spring mechanism can be regulated in the speed range from eight to 48 images / second and allows a recording time of around 25 seconds with the usual 24 images / second. In addition, the camera has a frame-by-frame function, which has made it popular in the field of animation.
Krasnogorsk film cameras are very popular in the narrow film scene today, especially with amateurs , as they allow a comparatively inexpensive introduction to 16 mm technology. There is a wide range of accessories and a lively user community. Krasnogorsk users included Spike Lee (in Get on the Bus from 1979) and Krzysztof Kieślowski , in whose film Der Filmamateur from 1979 the Krasnogorsk-3 appears prominently. Music videos were also produced with Krasnogorsk cameras, for example for Spin Doctors and Suicidal Tendencies .
See also
literature
- Jean-Loup Princelle: The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras . Le Rêve, Ondreville-sur-Essonne 2004, ISBN 2-9522521-1-4 , pp. 266-267.
Web links
- Website for Krasnogorsk-3 with online version of the manual and various instructions (in English)
- Krasnogorsk 3 cameras with various accessories (in English)