KMZ Zenit-EM User Manual
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Zenit-EM manual
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This page contains a l iteral transcript of a 1970's Zenit-EM manual.
(In so far as it's pos sibl e to make a lit erary HTML conversion of a
neatl y typeset document .) Unli ke the manuals usually supplie d
with Zeni ts, t his one was actually print ed in Russia by the manufacturer, KMZ. Consequentl y, it 's uncut Soviet o riginal: t hick and fibrous paper, rusty steel sta ples. Even the Engli sh is strange.
The Russian vers ion of this manual is al so online, courtesy of
Zenit R&D .
PURPOSE
ZENIT-EM is a 35 mm refl ex camera fit ted with an insta nt return
mirror. It i s designed for making various amateur and special kinds
of s hooting on black-and-white or color films .
The camera has a bui lt-in exposure meter using a photo cell, a
sel f-timer, a shutter se tting lever, a s ynchronisi ng device for f lash
bulbs a nd electronic fl ash. The camera accept s interchangeable
lense s with M42×1 t hread and mechanical back fo cal di stance of
45.5 mm.
Wit h the help of extension tubes ZENIT-EM camera may be used
for reproducti on works. It al lows to t ake pi ctures of small-s ize objects with large magnifi cation a nd at short dis tances (macrophotography) as well a s t o take pictures with the help of a microscope
(microphotography).
ADVANTAGES
ZENIT-EM camera has a number of certain advanta ges o ver the pre-
vious model s:
the camera and HELIOS-44M lens are provided wit h a mechanism
of a utomatic pre-set diaphragm. The shutter rele ase button
being pressed, the diaphragm automati cally closes to the
pre-set value;
Fresnel lens and diaphragm, fully open at t he moment of viewing, ens ure uniform image brigh tness of the object to be photographed in the viewfind er; micropyramids in t he centre provide
for perfect i mage sharpness ;
exposed film is rewound with the shutter disengaging bush
being fi xed;
a new kind of a take-up spool simplifies t he process of film
loading ;
the back door lock latches automat ically;
the carrying strap, attached to the camera eyes , makes t he camera possible to carry without i ts case.
SPECIFICATIONS
Picture size 24×36 mm
Wi dth of pe rforated fi lm 35 mm
Number of frames 36
Shutter spee ds From 1/30 to 1/500 sec (auto matic),
Viewfinder field of view 20×28 mm
Eyepiece magnificati on 4.3×
HELIOS-44M LENS
Focal length 58 mm
Aperture scale f/2 to f /16
Focusing range 0.55 m to i nfinity
Mechanical b ack focal di stance 45.5 mm
Light filter mounting thread 52×0.75 mm
"B" (by hand) and long exposure ti me
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Seat fo r sun shade Ø 54 mm
Lens mount ing thread M42×1
Tripod socket thread 1/4"
Thread of shutter button bush f or cable rele ase KF 3.5×0.5
Overall dimensions 141×100×93
Mass 1.1 kg
Certifica tes of owne rship of "Zenit-EM": 366447 of 14 June 1972;
150360 of 18 December 1961; 153652 of 26 February 1952; 102683
of 7 February 1951.
Attention!
The present Instructi on Manual contai ns the basic characterist ics
and essentia l operating principles of ZENIT-EM camera, but it can
not be regarded as a hand-book on phot ography.
Before using the camera make thorough study o f its handling rules
given in t he prese nt Manual.
Due to ever-advancing de velopment i n camera construction, mino r
differences may occur between the te xt and your camera.
Load and unload the camera i n subdued light avoiding direct s un
rays.
Do not rotate the shutte r speed dial withi n the interval betwee n
"B" and "500".
Do not rotate t he s hutter relea se button fo r no reason t o avoid disengagement of the shutt er cocking mechanism.
Wind t he shutte r by two-t hree small t urnings of the windi ng l ever
until stop t o avoid blank exposures.
Do not keep the camera fo r a long period of ti me with the shutt er
cocked since this is li kely to caus e deterioration of the shutter.
mm
Main units and details
self -timer lever1.
self -timer releas e butto n2.
release button w ith bush for cable release3.
flas h unit connector socket4.
photocell5.
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synchronisati on dial6.
shutte r speed di al7.
shutte r disengagi ng bush8.
exposure counter di al9.
exposure mete r needle10.
calculato r pointer11.
film s ensitivity scale12.
calculato r shutter s peed scal e13.
calculato r aperture scale14.
film rewind knob15.
cassette s pool guid e16.
viewfinder eyepiece17.
shutte r cocking lever18.
folding back door19.
take-up spool20.
sprocket21.
cassette chamber22.
lens mounting ring23.
aperture scale24.
depth-of-field scale25.
dista nce scale26.
focusing ring27.
diaphragm setting ring28.
automatic pre-set diaphragm lever29.
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