Zenit Powertools Use Guide

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What do you need to know about the Zenit E camera?

  Always wind the shutter as far as it goes to avoid blank exposures. Zenit-E is a single-lens reflex camera, fitted with a built-in and uncoupled exposure meter and with a reflex mirror of instant return type. The instant return mirror permits continuous viewing of the object to be photographed, except for the moment of exposure.

• How to get slow shutter speed on Zenit?

  To obtain slow shutter speed you should cock the shutter, set the exposure time dial against "B", press the shutter release button and turn it counterclockwise as far as it goes. After exposure return the release button to its initial position.

• What can you do with a Zenit reflex viewfinder?

  The design of the reflex viewfinder (groundglass focusing) allows to apply extension rings, to make with their help reproduction works. It allows to photograph small objects with large magnification (macrophotography) and to photograph with the help of microscope (microphotography).

• How do you fix film on Zenit camera?

  1. Open the back cover of the camera, pulling the latch of the lock upwards. 2. Fix the end of the film under the take-up spool spring and hook a sprocket hole on the spool protrusion.

• How does semi automatic exposure meter on Zenit camera work?

  Semi-automatic exposure meter of your camera measures the light getting into the camera through the lens (TTL system). As a result you can set the exposure with the high degree of accuracy depending upon the brightness of the subject and the speed of photographic material by varying the shutter speed and aperture value.

• What should I do with my Zenit TTL camera?

  The Zenit-TTL camera is a precise optical mechanical instrument. Handle the camera carefully, keep it clean and protected from shocks, dust and sharp changes of temperature. Keep the camera closed in its case. In so doing the lens should be capped and the shutter and self-timer should be released.

• Do you rotate the shutter on the Zenit-E?

  Do not rotate the exposure time dial within the interval between "B" and "500". Always wind the shutter as far as it goes to avoid blank exposures. Zenit-E is a single-lens reflex camera, fitted with a built-in and uncoupled exposure meter and with a reflex mirror of instant return type.

• What can you do with a Zenit reflex viewfinder?

  The design of the reflex viewfinder (groundglass focusing) allows to apply extension rings, to make with their help reproduction works. It allows to photograph small objects with large magnification (macrophotography) and to photograph with the help of microscope (microphotography).