Originally posted by Saxtonine Definitely not what I expected the next K-mount camera to be. If this is true, would Zenit be likely to make K-mount lenses?
The Zenit trademark belongs to KMZ.
Красногорский завод им. С. А. Зверева (Krasnogorskiy zavod im. S. A. Zvereva, i.e., Krasnogorsk Works named after S. A. Zverev), formerly called Красногорский механический завод (Krasnogorskiy Mechanicheskiy Zavod, i.e. Krasnogorsk Mechanical Works), hence the KMZ acronym still in use today, are a Russian factory in Krasnogorsk near Moscow which specializes in optical technology.
KMZ are part of Shvabe Holding. Shvabe Holding are responsible for the development and production of high-tech optical-electronic systems, both for military and civil purposes, within the Rostec state corporation.
Rostec are a Russian state-owned holding conglomerate headquartered in Moscow that specializes in consolidating in strategically important companies, mainly in the defence and high-tech industries.
The Pentax K mount was used in several Zenit cameras. KMZ used to manufacture many K mount lenses which bore the Helios or Zenitar brand names. Some of them are still produced, even though it can be difficult to buy them outside Russia. Here below is a non-exhaustive list.
Prime lenses
- MC Zenitar-K 16mm f/2.8 fisheye
- MC Zenitar-K 20mm f/2.8
- MC Zenitar-K 28mm f/2.8
- MC Zenitar-K 50mm f/1.4
- MC Zenitar-K 50mm f/1.9
- MC Zenitar-K 50mm f/2
- MC Zenitar-1K 85mm f/1.4
- Helios-40-2 85mm f/1.5
- MC Apo Telezenitar-K 135mm f/2.8
- MC Apo Telezenitar-K 300mm f/4.5
Zoom lenses
- MC Variozenitar-K 25-45mm f/2.8-3.5
- MC Variozenitar-K 35-70mm f/3.2-4.5
- MC Variozenitar-K 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
- MC Variozenitar-K 70-210mm f/4