Zenit PhotoSniper User Manual

Summary of PhotoSniper

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 1 – zenit photosniper this text is identical to the one in the instruction manual, english version. Attention! The present instruction manual contains brief characteristics and essential rules of using the photosniper photogun. Before using the photogun, ma...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 2 – works, take pictures with large magnification (macrophotography) and photograph with the aid of a microscope (microphotography). The standard long focus tair-3-phs lens has an automatic spring-loaded (“jumping”) pre-set diaphragm closing down to the pre...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 3 – 26. Shoulder butt 27. Cover, front 28. Light filters 29. Cover, back 30. Self-timer setting lever 31. Self-timer release button 32. Flash unit connector socket 33. Film rewind release button 34. Exposure time scale 35. Detachable bracket for flash lamp ...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 4 – 37. Cassette chamber 38. Cassette spool guide 39. Viewfinder eyepiece 40. Eye hood 41. Take-up spool 42. Camera swing back 43. Film pressure plate 44. Lock latch 45. Take-up spool spring 46. Sprocket 47. Film channel slides 48. Shutter release button 49...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 5 – 3. Specifications frame size, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24×36 width of perforated film, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 number of frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 6 – 3. Place the cassette into the cassette chamber. Before doing this, pull the film rewind knob upwards. 4. Return the film rewind knob into its initial position and fix in this position by turning it in the arrow direction. 5. Close the back cover and pr...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 7 – against the index mark in the middle of the dial. Figures on the exposure time dial indicate fractions of a second; “b” indicates hand- controlled exposure time. To obtain long exposure tome cock the shutter, set the exposure time dial at “b”, press the...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 8 – 4.7. Focusing the lens for image sharpness 4.7.1. “tair-3-phs” lens 1. Turning the diaphragm setting knob until it goes, open the diaphragm. 2. Acting like a rifle-man, observe the aim through the viewfinder eyepiece. To obtain sharp image of the object...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 9 – 2. Open the diaphragm by moving the knob in the arrow direction as far as it will go. 3. Set the required aperture. 4. Set the exposure time on the camera dial. 5. Aim the photogun at the object to be photographed. 6. Focus the lens. 7. Holding the lens...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 10 – the procedure is the following: 1. Press the film rewind knob and turn it contrary to the arrow direction. 2. Disengage the shutter mechanism by pressing the film rewind button. Keeping the button in this position, rotate the film rewind knob in the ar...

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    Zenit photosniper user manual, 1992 year – 11 – 6.2. Accessories 6.2.1. Light filters the complete photogun set includes five light filters: yellow filter y-2 x is widely used in landscape photography;improves right colour condition of blue, green and yellow objects; emphasizes clouds and increases ...