farlymac
PF McFarland
Thanks. BTW, yellow filter, Sunny-16 (the meter is kaput), no corrections on the four displayed here, though four others needed a little help.
PF
MRohlfing
Well-known
I had a Zenit-E with Helios-44
The lens was good, but the light meter could have been better. The range of shutter speeds is very limited: B, 1/30 - 1/500
And the viewfinder, oh yes, that viewfinder! Coverage of 78% (!!) or so!
I forgot to mention the pre-set aperture on the lens:
One ring to select the aperture, and another ring to open it (for focusing) and close it (for exposure). I hardly ever forgot to close it, but try to chase a running beetle like that!
Marihino
Member
most lenses I've had for my Zenit had automatic apertures (Helios, Mir 37mm, Pentacon 29mm - gotta love the odd focal lengths - and the Pentacon 50mm/1.8), but I had a beautiful and huge Tair-11, 135/2.8 with those two rings; almost impossible to work fast.
bobby_novatron
Photon Collector
Another sample shot. I like the Zenit, it's a fun little camera.
Zenit 122, Praktica 135mm F3.5 lens with circular polarizer. Fuji Superia 400.
Zenit 122, Praktica 135mm F3.5 lens with circular polarizer. Fuji Superia 400.
MRohlfing
Well-known
I got my Zenit E for my 16th birthday.
It was my first SLR and I learned about aperture, exposure times and a lot more with it. It was all very, very interesting and fascinating.
It was my first SLR and I learned about aperture, exposure times and a lot more with it. It was all very, very interesting and fascinating.
farlymac
PF McFarland
That camera reminds me of Larry Dressler aka joker. I like Larry but he shoots quirky camera's & to me this looks like a camera he'd use.
Yeah, Larry has at least one. He likes to shoot his Kiev 66 more though.
PF
gb hill
Veteran
Lol No doubt. Larry is one smart guy when it comes to developing b&w film.
Wulfthari
Well-known
That's a very common feature I've noticed with many Soviet-made prime lenses, some of them have a swirly bokeh with oblong flattened ovals in the background. Seems common to a lot of Soviet lens designs, intentional or not.
You can see it in the background with this photo I took using the Helios-103 53mm F1.8 rangefinder lens (in Kiev / Contax mount).
Not just Soviet lenses, my Nikkor K 85mm f1.8 also has swirly bokeh:
So has my DDR Vario-Sonnar:
And my Pentax A 50mm f1.4:
I DO like it.