Vv/O “TECHNOINTORG” Bor i OX "2 ZENITH | STILL CAMERA Technical DescriptionATTENTION! The present Description contains characteristics and essential operating princip- Jes of the ZENIT-I1 camera and cannot be regarded as a handbook on photography. Before using this camera, make thorough study of the handling rules and ope- raling procedures given in the present Description. Die to ever-advancing development in camera construction, minor differences may occur between the text and your camera. USES AND ADVANTAGES ZENIT-11 is a 35-mm single lens reflex camera intended for a broad circle of amateur photographers. It is designed for various kinds of shooting on black-and- white or color films. The camera is fitted with a mechanism of automatic pre-set diaphragm, a built- in exposure meter, an instant return mirror, a self-timer, a shutter cocking lever and is synchronized for use with flash units ‘The camera is focused by a microraster as well as a ground glass collar. ‘The Fresnel lens ensures uniform brightness of image over the whole field of view of the viewfinder. With the help of extension tubes the ZENIT-11 camera can be used for making copies. It allows as well to take close-up pictures of small-size objects at short dis- tances (macrophotography) and to take pictures with the help of a microscope (photomicrography).The ZENIT-I1 camera has the following features: =a secret lock of the back door; —a shutter disengaging bush; 3 a tripod nut in the centre of the camera bottom; a shutter speed dial that is not rotating while cocking the shutter; a film rewinding crank; =-cable connection for flash units; a hot-shoe for flash units. HANDLING RULES The ZENIT-I1 camera is a precise optical-mechanical instrument. It should be handled carefully, kept clean and protected from jolts, dust, moisture and sharp temperature fluctuations. Do not remove the camera from its case the moment it is brought indoors from cold to avoid sweating of its parts, especially optical ones. Do not touch with fingers the Surfaces of the optical parts since it is likely to cause deterioration of their coatings. Clean the optical coated lens surfaces with a clean soft cloth or cotton wool wad slightly moistened with rectified alcohol or ether. ‘The surfaces of the mirror and focusing device may be cleaned only if absolutely necessary with a dry soft brush but in no case with humid cleaning agents. Keep the camera closed in its case; in so doing the cap should be placed on the Jens and the shutter released. Do not remove the lens from the camera without need to prevent dirt and dust from getting both onto the surfaces of the lens optical parts and into the camera itself. +To screw the lens in and out take hold of it with your hand and apply the main effort to the lens mount part carrying the depth-of-field scale. Load and unload your camera either indoors or in shade protecting it against direct sun light. Always cock the shutter as far as it will go to avoid blank exposures. Do not keep the camera with the shutter cocked for a long period of time since it is likely to impair the shutter operation. Do not try to wind the shutter speed dial along its short section from "500" to “B” and the film speed dial along the figureless section of scale. Do not rotate shutter speed dial and do not cock the shutter when self-timer is running in“B” mode and when setting the release button in “T” position. It is likely to cause unsticking of the shutter blinds tape. The camera photocell is designed for a long service life. To ensure its trouble- free operation and long time service do not subject it to the direct sunlight and carry the camera in its case when you are not using it. Keep the photocell window clean to ensure accurate operation of the exposure meter. Since the camera is a complex instrument, ils repair and adjustment should be made in repair shops only. . SPECIFICATIONS Frame aizemmr ee ne we es Oe mm ORs 24x36 Film used soe eee ee ee ee 38 mm, perforated Maximum length of film in cassette, m et me ee 1.65 Number of frames 2 se” © tk > ee cyShutter speeds. . . . - « « . from 1/30 to 1/500 s, “B” (hand- controlled) and long exposure Brightness measurement range of expo- sure meter, cd/m? . so. ee + from 25 to 13000 Film speed range... 1 we . from 16 to 500 FOCT units Lens Dol oD D1 DO Menios-4am or HELIOS-44M-4 Focal length, mm... eee 58 58 Maximum relative aperture... 1/2 1/2 Distance scale, m * s ® Ww ew from 0.55 toco from 0.5 tooo Seat for sun shade, mm . a Qs Os Light filter mounting thread, mm . 52x0.75 52x 0.75 Viewfinder field of view,mm . . . . . ew ee ey 20X28 Eyepiece magnification... 6 ee ee ee 43x Flange film distance mm. 2 1 ee we ee ee 45.5 Cable release thread =... 1 ew ee ee ee KO 85X05 Myipod (bushitireadiies wal ebeePtotesd Oo Beuadieetuate emits 14a" Overall dimensions, mm =... ee we eee BX BBXOT Pinas ike eeeeeerel 5 get, - Peneiceebeeire st ote.” Sees 0.95 Certificates of authorship: 366447; 150360; 153652; 102683; 476534; 178682.—self-timer lever —self-timer release button —flash unit connec- tor socket —release button threaded for cable Telease photocell —eyelet for strap securing —lens8—film rewind crank 9 —film rewind knob 10 exposure counter dial Il shutter cocking and film advance lever 12 shutter disenga- ging bush 13 shutter speed dial 14 —protective strip of “hot-shoe 15 shoe for mounting flash units and other accessories TT16 17 18 19 20 cassetle chamber Jock latch cassette spool guide viewfinder eyepiece pressure plate 21 23 24 25 back door take-up spool sprocket film frame slides film gate% 2 3140 6—aperture scale guide 7—film speed scale 28 —aperture scale of calculator 29—shutter speed scale of calculator *0—exposure meter needle ‘| —caleulator pointer "2—film speed scale index mark HELIOS-44M-4 lens lens mounting ring aperture scale depth-of-field scale —distance scale focusing ring aperture setting ring control pin 9OPERATING PROCEDURES LOADING THE CAMERA Load the camera in the following procedure: —pull film rewind knob 9 upwards; as a result back door 21 should open; —holding knob 9 in the upper position, place a cassette loaded with film into chamber 16; —return film rewind knob 9 completely home to its locked position; — draw out a film leader from the cassette and insert it into the slot of take-up spool 22; in so doing ensure that a sprocket tooth engage a sprocket hole in film; —turn shutter cocking lever 11 as far as it will go to make sure that spro- cket 23 teeth have properly engaged sprocket holes in film; close back door 21; 10 — a—-lire the shutter by pressing release button 4. While cocking the shutter, the is advanced by one frame. To transport a non-exposed portion of film to the film gate, cock and fire the shutter twice by turning lever I1 and pressing button 4 Bring figure “0” of exposure counter dial 10 to the index mark before the second shutter firing. Should the film be wound tightly in the cassette, knob 9 with film rewind crank 8 will rotate when the shutter is being cocked. If the film is slack in the cassette, the rewind knob will fail to rotate with the first few frames. FILM SPEED SETTING The film speed scale has figures 16, 32, 65, 130, 250, 500 showing film speed in TGOCT-ASA units. Under figure 32 there are marked two dots: the left-hand one corresponds to a film speed of 25 TOCT-ASA units and the right-hand one to 32 TOCT-ASA units. The opposite side of the scale has figures 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, showing film speed in DIN grades The film speed scale figures can be seen in curved windows ot the aperture scale; the windows are fitted with setting index marks.’ To set a re- quired film speed (for example, 65 TOCT-ASA units), turn aperture scale 28 to bring the setting index ‘mark to figure 65. The same procedure should be followed in setting film speed if it is calibrated in DIN grades.Reference Table of Film Speed Units rocr 16 22 32 45 6 90 130 180 250 350, 500 ASA 16 20 25 3240 50 6480 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 DIN 1314 15 1617 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25°26 27 2 EXPOSURE DETERMINING Direct the camera at an object to be photographed. Turn shutter speed scale 29 to line up calculator pointer 31 with exposure meter needle 30. By scales 28 and 29 you can read now a number of combinations of shutter speeds and aperture values appropriate for a given scene and speed of the loaded film. With any of these com- binations you can obtain an image of proper density. The shutter speed and the appropriate lens stop, chosen depending on condi- tions of photographing, should be correspondingly set on the camera and the lens. Figures from 500 to 2 on shutter speed scale 29 show shutter speeds in frac- tions of a second and those from 1 to 30 show whole seconds. Figures within the interval from, 500 to 30, indicating fractions of a second, on the shutter speed scale 29 of the calculator correspond to those on the shutter speed scale of the shutter 13. For example, figure 125 of the calculator shutter speed scale alines with figure 5.6 of the aperture scale. It means that with the lens stop of 1/5.6, the shutter speed of 1/125 s should be used, with the lens stop of {/4 the shutter speed should be that of 1/250 s; with the lens slop of {/3—1/60 s and so on. If necessary, it is possible to set a required lens stop by a selected shulter speed. Should the marks of the scales fail to aline by half an interval, the lens aper- ture ring should be set in a half-stop click-stop position between corresponding values of the aperture seale. 12