The illustration/description of equipment and accessories throughout this book is for information only and should by no means be considered an offer of sale.
To get the best results from your Zenith study these instructions thoroughly to make sure you are familiar with the essential features of the camera before you start taking pictures. It is
suggested that before loading the first film you sit down with the instructions in front of you and try out all the controls to generally 'get the feel' of the camera. It is also recommended that a 'test' film be shot and the results examined before taking further pictures. This will enable any early operator errors to be corrected and will give you confidence for the future.4www.butkus.org
As a 'system' camera your Zenith will accept a large number of different lenses and additional accessories; we particularly recommend as most suitable those from the Hellos range which will enable you to cope with almost any photographic situation.
Your Zenith is sturdily built to work happily under widely varying conditions but it should always be remembered that as a precision optical instrument it must at all times be treated with due care and consideration and protected from shock, damp, dust, sand and sudden changes of temperature. With care it will give many years of reliable service - and ; brilliant pictures.
This booklet has been provided to enable you to get the best results as quickly as possible and is not intended to be a comprehensive manual of photography. There are many good inexpensive books on photographic technique available and your dealer will be pleased to recommend one suitable for your particular need.
Format: 24 x 36mm;using standard 35mm cassettes of 12, 20, 24 or 36 exposure color or black and white film.
Shutter: Horizontal traveling Focal Plane type, speeded 1/30,1/60,1/125, 1/250 and 1/500th second plus B (brief time). Linked to self-timer giving approximately 7 seconds delay.
Flash Synchronization: Electronic flash at 1/30th sec. through 'Hot-shoe' or standard 3mm coaxial socket
Viewing/Focusing system: Eye-level pentaprism/instant return mirror shows upright laterally correct image. Bright Fresnel focusing screen with central microprism spot.4www.butkus.org
Exposure meter: Zenith 12. Built-in CdS cell with L.E.D. indicators in the viewfinder.
Power source: two Mallory D386 cells. (These should be replaced once a year.) Zenith 11 Selenium cell with match-needle read out. Both meters calibrated for 16-500 ASA/13-28
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Frame counter: Additive 0-36 manual resetting type
Standard Lens: Helio 44M-4, 58mm focal length
Construction: 6 elements in 4 groups
Diaphragm type: Fully automatic instantly re-open.
Aperture range F2-F16 with click stops at full and half apertures (except between F11 and F16)
Distance scale: 0.5 to infinity
Filter size: 52mm screw
Lens mount: 42mm thread, accepts standard single pin automatic lenses and accessories
Loading the Camera - Step by step instructions
Always load the camera in subdued light; if outdoors shield from direct sunlight.
Make sure that the indicator on the Shutter Release Button [3] is facing towards the front of the camera.
Depress Shutter Release Button [3] - if shutter does not fire advance Transport Lever [2] in short strokes until it stops and press Shutter Release Button [3] again.
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Fire shutter. Advance film by |
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Fire shutter and advance film again. Set Frame Counter [4] to zero.
Set Film Speed Selector Dial [15] against Indicator [17] appropriate to the speed of the film to be used. There are two scales for films rated in ASA and DIN. Only clickstopped numbered or intermediate positions may be used. Intermediate positions are proportional. If using 1000 ASA film set the
selector to 500 ASA but use the next faster shutter speed than indicated by the meter or close the aperture ring by one full stop.
Zenith 11 owners see Page 15 for how to set exposure meter.
The camera is now ready for use.
Using the Camera
Set the Speed Dial [1 ] appropriately according to the subject. The dial is marked in figures that represent fractions of a second-i.e. "60" is 1/60th second. It may be turned in either direction but not between "500" and "B" and must not be between marked speeds.
Initially we suggest that outdoors the speed set should not be less than 1/125th sec.4www.butkus.org
Focusing. Look through the Viewfinder [27] and roughly decide what you wish to take remembering you are actually looking through the lens. Focus by turning the Focusing Ring [11] clockwise for close and anticlockwise for far distance until the subject is sharp and clear on the large viewing screen.
For critical focusing using the inner of the two rings in the center and adjust until the image is clear and undistorted. Since you are viewing and focusing through the actual lens that takes the finished picture you can feel safe in the knowledge that there will be no parallax problems (no more cut-off heads in closeup
portraits and the like). There's a built-in safety margin of course, in common with many other modern single lens reflex cameras, the viewfinder showing an overall area somewhat smaller than the total film area. this ensures that everything you see in the viewfinder appears in the finished picture despite the fact that slide mounts and masks in printing equipment cover part of the film's
image.4www.butkus.org
Depth of Field
The lens is also provided with a scale calibrated in meters but it will seldom be necessary to refer to this.
This is the depth of field scale [13] and works the following way:
All lenses when focused on a given subject will show some objects in front of and behind that subject sharply in focus. This range is called "Depth of Field" and varies with different lenses. With any lens you will find that "Depth of Field" is always great as small apertures such as F/16 and less at large apertures such as F2.
Depth of Field is also greater with a more distant subject that a nearby subject and increases nearly twice as much beyond the subject than in front of it.
To use the depth of field scale, first focus on your subject then determine how great a Depth of Field a given aperture will give by reading distances against the two marks for that aperture. The figure on the left will be the nearest point in focus and that to the right the furthest, thus enabling you to select that aperture which will give the desired Depth of Field.
Using the Meter
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If it is not possible to get both lights flashing in
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