Zenit Zenit 122 User Manual

Summary of Zenit 122

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 1 – zenit 122 this text is identical to the one in the instruction manual, english version, 1992 year. 1. Purpose and advantages zenit-122 is a 35-mm single lens reflex camera intended for taking various amateur pictures on black-and-white and color films. It can b...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 2 – do not remove the camera from its case the moment it is brought indoors from cold to avoid sweating of its parts, especially the optical ones. Do not touch the surfaces of the optical parts with fingers since it may damage their coatings. Clean the optical coat...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 3 – 4. Camera design 1 — self-timer cocking handwheel 2 — self-timer release button 3 — self-timer window 4 — flash unit connector socket 5 — release button threaded for cable release 6 — shutter disengaging knob of stay-put type 7 — shoe for mounting flash units a...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 4 – 27 — distance scale 28 — depth-of-field scale 29 — aperture scale 30 — lens mounting ring 31 — control pin 32 — aperture setting ring 33 — focusing ring 5. Camera loading put the batteries into the camera in the following way: turn cap 22 counterclockwise so th...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 5 – 6. Shutter speed setting turn the shutter speed dial 17 to bring a selected shutter speed opposite to the index mark 18 on the camera top plate. In so doing the dial is click-stopped. Figures on the shutter speed dial show shutter speeds in corresponding fracti...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 6 – 9. Exposube setting with the help of exposure meter the camera semi-automatic exposure meter measures the light passing through the lens (ttl system). As a result, making use of various combinations of aperture and shutter speed values, you can set the exposure...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 7 – — flip open crank 12 and rotate it in the arrow direction until the film leaves the take-up spool. Try and rotate the crank smoothly, without jerks, and not too fast to avoid traces of static electricity on film; — pull film rewind knob 11 all the way out, open...

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    Zenit-122 user manual, 1992 year – 8 – with the help of a special stand the camera can be used for making copies of drawings, manuscripts, photographs. To do this use should be made of extension tubes by setting them between the camera body and the lens. To obtain the magnification you want either o...