Zenit-V is a Soviet small-format single - lens reflex camera that was produced at the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant from 1968 to 1973 . Issued 889 758 copies [1] .
| Zenit-V | |
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| Type of | Single-lens reflex camera . |
| Manufacturer | Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant |
| Year of issue | 1968 - 1973 . |
| Lens mount | Threaded connection M42 × 1 / 45.5 . |
| Photo material | film type 135 . |
| Frame size | 24 × 36 mm. |
| Focusing | Manual |
| Exposition | No exposure meter . |
| Gate | Mechanical, curtain-slotted, with horizontal movement of cloth blinds. |
| Flash | Sync contact with flash sync pre-fader. |
| Viewfinder | Mirrored with fixed pentaprism and frosted glass. Viewfinder field of view 20 × 28 mm. |
| Dimensions | With the Helios-44-2 lens - 138 × 93 × 100 mm. With the lens "Industar-50-2" - 138 × 93 × 72 mm. |
| Weight | With the Helios-44-2 lens - 920 g. With the lens "Industar-50-2" - 800 g. |
A simplified version of the Zenit-E camera without a light meter .
The retail price of the Zenith-V with the Helios-44-2 lens was 90 rubles , with the Industar-50-2 lens it was 67 rubles, which is 10 rubles cheaper than the Zenith-E. [2]
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Specifications
- Type - single-lens reflex camera [3] .
- The type of photographic material used is perforated film film 35 mm wide ( film type-135 ) in cassettes. Frame size - 24 × 36 mm.
- Shutter type - mechanical, curtain-slotted with horizontal movement of cloth curtains. Shutter speeds - from 1/30 to 1/500 sec, “ B ” and long. Shutter speed with electronic flash - 1/30 s.
- The lens mount type is a threaded connection M42 × 1 / 45.5 .
- Native lens : “ Industar-50-2 ” 3,5 / 50 or “ Helios-44-2 ” 2/58.
- The viewfinder image field size is 20 × 28 mm.
- The type of focusing screen is frosted glass. Mirror of constant sight .
- The magnification of the eyepiece is 5 × , a removable ocular ring, which allows you to install a diopter lens (from glasses ) to correct the photographer’s vision.
- Sync contact - with flash sync pre-emptor control . There was no mount for the flash . Bracket with clip was purchased separately.
- The case is cast from aluminum alloy with an opening rear wall.
- Trigger cocking shutter and film rewind.
- Frame counter with manual setting of the first frame.
- Tripod socket thread is 1/4 inch .
- Mechanical self - timer .
On the basis of Zenith-V, a medical photographic recorder Zenit-VE ( 1972-1985 , 1,506 pieces) was produced for shooting through an endoscope . Lenses of a special design for an endoscope or a lens were not equipped with an adapter — adapter .
In the 1970s and 1980s, BelOMO produced the “ laboratory ” Zenit-V ( Zenit-E ?) Without an exposure meter, without a pentaprism with a light-shielding shaft (the image turned upside down from left to right). The only excerpt by hand . Intended for microphotography and reproduction shooting . There was no sync contact.
In 1972 - 1973, Zenit-VM was produced ( Zenit-EM without a light meter ), only 1,239 copies were produced.
Notes
- ↑ A Brief History of the Soviet Camera, 1993 , p. 35.
- ↑ Krasnogorsky Zavod - STC - Q&A - Prices
- ↑ Amateur photographic equipment, 1976 , p. 28.
Literature
- A. S. Koshelev. Amateur photographic equipment / I. B. Kravtsova. - M .: "Art", 1976. - S. 168-169. - 192 p. - 50,000 copies.
- Yu. Ryshkov. A Brief History of the Soviet Camera (1929-1991) / B. Bykov. - R .: PTK "Art", 1993. - S. 32–41. - 72 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-88330-002-2 .