zenit 11

[finepix]

hi all,just been given one by an uncle,it's as new
do i need a battery for it?never seen or used a camera like this before lol!!any help much appreciated.
rgds,andy

[Benchista]

No, no battery needed for this camera. The lightmeter generates a small current itself.

There's an online manual for the all-but-identical Zenit EM here.

[Gordon_McGeachie]

I had the Zenith E and the light meter gave reading that were out by 1-2 stops, my pictures improved though when I got my Chinon CM3 mainly due to the better quality lens and TTL metering

[Benchista]

I had the Zenith E and the light meter gave reading that were out by 1-2 stops, my pictures improved though when I got my Chinon CM3 mainly due to the better quality lens and TTL metering

I had one too, and the meter was fine - but you had to know how to use it! You need to point it down slightly to avoid it taking too much notice of the sky. A far bigger problem for me with the E was remembering to stop the lens down - turning the ring after composing and setting the exposure. That gave me plenty of incorrect exposures! Still, that's not an issue with the 11.

The 58mm f2 Helios 44 is actually a pretty decent lens - copy of the Zeiss Biotar, it can do very nicely stopped down a bit. And even the old Industar is not that bad - on a set of belows, it performs extremely well indeed.

[finepix]

thanks guys,much appreciated.i usually shoot digital i'm loooking forward to this one.
andy

[Gordon_McGeachie]

before changing to Chinon, I did think about getting the Zenith TTL, IIRC they came out with a clockwork winder to go with it

[Benchista]

I did think about getting the Zenith TTL, IIRC they came out with a clockwork winder to go with it

Don't think so.

[Gordon_McGeachie]

I did think about getting the Zenith TTL, IIRC they came out with a clockwork winder to go with it

Don't think so.

Must have been a different model then, but it was years ago and seems to stick in my mind

[Benchista]

I'm trying to think. Could be the Lomo - you're right that there was a Soviet camera with a clockwork wind - there was a FED coompact, for one.

I've got a clockwork winder for a Ricoh compact, somewhere...

[Nikomat]

The russian clokcwork-winding camera was the Leningrad:

http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php...mera=leningrad



Produced by "LOMO" since 1956 till 1966.
"Grand Prix de Bruselles", 1958
Camera makes about 20 pictures after one full actuation of the spring
Motorized focal plane shutter, 3 frames/sec
Frame size 35mm , 24x36. Coupled rangefinder
39mm Leica type screw mount. Dioptric focusing eyepiece.

Lenses: Jupiter-8 50mm, f/2

Diaphragm scale from 2 to 22
Shutter speeds: 1, 1/2, 1/4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 500, 1000 of a second and "B"
Self timer, view finder with multiple frame (35mm,50mm,85mm,135mm)

[gooner123]

Hi there im new here

I've just been given one of these today... Ive always said i would like to get in to photography as ive always been interested in it...

So can anyone give me some tips or websites about how I can start learning?

Everyones gotta start somewhere right?

Thanks for the help