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12 November, 2026

Zorki 1c – Further Down the Barnack Rabbit Hole

By David Rusling

I bought my first Barnack, a 1953 Leica IIIf Red Dial whilst waiting for my Leica M2 to come back from a CLA. It was a revelation. I really loved collapsing the lens (Leitz Elma...

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