Zenit PhotoSniper User Manual - page 5
Zenit PhotoSniper User manual, 1992 year
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3. Specifications
Frame size, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24×36
Width of perforated film, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Number of frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Shutter speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
from 1/30 to 1/500 sec (automatic), “B” (by hand)
and long exposure time
Viewfinder field of view, mm . . . . . . . . . . . .
20×28
Eyepiece magnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,5
x
LENSES
TAIR-3-PhS
HELIOS-44-2
Focal length, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300
58
Relative aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f/4,5
f/2
Mechanical back focal distance (the axial
distance between the film plane and the plane
of the seating scoulder), mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,5
45,5
Seating thread of the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42×1
42×1
Minimum taking distance, m . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
0,5
Diaphragm scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,5 to 22
2 to 16
Sun shade seating shoulder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72×0,75
ø55 mm
Light filter mounting thread . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72×0,75
49×0,75
Tripod socket thread of the TAIR-3-PhS lens
and the ZENIT-ES camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3/8ʺ
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
Of the photogun ready to use, mm . . . . . . . . .
140×235×560
Of the photogun case, mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
170×210×360
WEIGHT
Of the photogun ready to use, kg . . . . . . . . . .
2,9
Of the photogun colpete set in the case, kg . .
5,5
4. Preparation for Photographing
4.1. Preparation of the Photogun for Photographing
1. Open the case.
2. Release the tripod screw of the gun stock and remove the stock
from the case.
3. Holding the lens body with the left hand, screw out the
clamping screw which fastens the lens with the camera to the
bracket of the case; then remove the lens from the case.
4. Carefully join the stock to the lens. To do this put two guide
pins of the stock into sockets of the lens bracket and the release
button bush – into the hole of the supporting ring.
5. Tightly fasten the stock to the lens with the tripod screw.
6. Slightly tighten the clamping screw.
7. Put the shoulder butt in the socket of the stock and fasten it
with a clamp.
4.2. Loading the Camera
The camera is loaded at usual lighting in the following order:
1. Cut straight the end of the film. Open the back cover of
the camera.
2. Insert the cut end of the film under the take-up spool spring, and see that a sprocket tooth engage
a sprocket hole. See that the film is placed correctly between the film channel slides.