Zenit TTL Test

[farlymac]

Hi Farley, good shots but ye need a filter on that lens (or mebbe the metering's a bit off?)

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[MRohlfing]

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.

 

[farlymac]

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]

Yeah, Larry has at least one. He likes to shoot his Kiev 66 more though.

PF

Lol No doubt. Larry is one smart guy when it comes to developing b&w film.

 

[Wulfthari]

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.