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ZENIT-122                                                                                                                                             User manual, 1992 year 

 

 

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4. Camera Design 

 

1 — self-timer cocking handwheel 
2 — self-timer release button 
3 — self-timer window 
4 — flash unit connector socket 
5 — release button threaded for cable release 
6 — shutter disengaging knob of stay-put type 
7 — shoe for mounting flash units and other 
        accessories 
8 — eyelet of strap securing 
9 — film check pocket 
10 — lens  

 

 

11 — film rewind knob 
12 — film rewind crank 
13 — film speed dial 
14 — film speed scale 
15 — film speed index mark 

16 — protective strip 
17 — shutter speed dial 
18 — shutter speed index mark 
19 — shutter cocking and film advance lever 
20 — frame counter 

 
 

 

21 — cassette chamber 
22 — battery compartment end cap 
23 — viewfinder eyepiece 

24 — sprocket teeth 
25 — take-up spool 
26 — back door  

 

Summary of Contents for Zenit 122

Page 1: ...ter operation fully open diaphragm ensures maximum brightness of the image in the view finder which is very important for viewing and focusing composite focusing device provides excellent image sharpness in various conditions of shooting speedy exposure setting simplified film loading procedure and frame counter automatically re setting to 0 upon pressing the film rewind button reduce the time req...

Page 2: ... it is likely to impair the shutter operation Do not try to rotate the shutter speed dial with the index moving along its short section from 500 to B Do not rotate shutter speed dial when self timer is running and when setting the release button in T position When taking pictures in frosty weather keep the camera under your street clothes but not in the open air and take it out only for the moment...

Page 3: ...or mounting flash units and other accessories 8 eyelet of strap securing 9 film check pocket 10 lens 11 film rewind knob 12 film rewind crank 13 film speed dial 14 film speed scale 15 film speed index mark 16 protective strip 17 shutter speed dial 18 shutter speed index mark 19 shutter cocking and film advance lever 20 frame counter 21 cassette chamber 22 battery compartment end cap 23 viewfinder ...

Page 4: ... the chamber 21 return the rewind knob 11 to a locked position slightly turning it if required to let the spool guide enter the cassette draw out a film leader as long as to reach the camera edge and insert it into the slot of the take up spool 25 in so doing make sure that a sprocket 24 tooth engage a film perforation hole close the back door 26 tightly pressing it to make the lock latch to trans...

Page 5: ...ng wedges to match the upper and lower parts of the split image The best sharpness is obtained when focusing is done at full aperture It should be noted that the focusing wedges and microprism collar ensuring the best possible focusing are of no use when low speed interchangeable lenses are used and focusing is done at apertures more than 4 In these cases as well as in photomicrography and macroph...

Page 6: ...de to the other you may select one of these values In such a case the exposure will be still acceptably correct 9 2 Exposure setting in cameras with three diode indication Lighting of the upper red diode indicates over exposure and of the lower red one under exposure Turn the aperture setting ring 32 and shutter speed dial 17 till the moment when the middle green diode is lighting continuously It ...

Page 7: ...chanism is not cocked green light indicates that it is cocked press the self timer release button 2 and take your place in front of the lens The shutter will operate no sooner than in 7 seconds after pressing the button self timer operation over return button 5 to its home position 13 Taking flash pictures The camera shutter is synchronized for use with electronic flashes To connect a flash unit w...

Page 8: ...bes without control pins should be used with the lenses in which the aperture is set manually the diaphragm mode selector switch should be set to M 15 Interchangeable Lenses Lens name focal length in mm relative aperture angle of field of view minimum focusing distance in m Mir 20M MC Mir 20M 20 f 3 5 96 0 18 Mir 10A 28 f 3 75 0 20 MC Mir 24M 35 f 2 66 0 30 MC Industar 61 50 f 2 8 45 0 30 Helios 4...

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