ZENIT 3M User manual

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   The present Instructien Manual contains th'e basic characteristics and essential
operating principles of the ZENIT-3M canri:ra and cannot be consid.r.d is i  ttu"a:
b.ook on photography.. Prior to using the camera make thorough study of the hand-
ling.rules- and operation procedure of the camera. Due to ev6r-advaicing develop-
ment of the camera consfruction, there mav oqcur minor differences between the
text of the Manual and the construction of the camera you possess.
  Do not touch the mirror surface with fingers, beCause this may damage its
coatings. Do not rotate exposure time dial within the interval between ,,Bii and
"500'r..Do not rotate the shutter release button for no reason while releasing the
shutter to avoid disengagement o-f the shutter retease mechanism. Always wind theshutter as far as it goes to avoid blank exposures. Open the hinged back cover of
the camera and check the work of the shutter before camera loading by turning
the shutter cocking lever until you feel the stop inside the camera. Th"en press thirelease button. Closing the camera cover see to it that the cassette correctiv fits  itr
the cassette chamber, i. e. that the cassette top touches the upper pari of the
charrrber.

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          diaphragrn ring
   di:tphragln scale index
            locusing rittg
            distance scetle
       depth-of-field scale
deplh-oi-fielcl scale index
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  hirrged back cover
  viewfinder eyepiece
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cassette spool guide
           film gate

        cassette seat
  filrn channel slides
      take-up spool
take-up spool spring

      pressure plate

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  The cassette should be loaded in complete darkness following the proceduregiven below:
 . a) cut the end of the film according to. the shape shown in the figure and pushit into one of the spool slots from thJwide side, 56161n* the ,pooi t.ud turnedto you;
 . b) bend the end..of the film protruded from the opposite side and push it intothe other slot from the narrow side;
    .c) then bend the end of the film three times and strain the film so that the bentend would wedge in the slot;
   d) wind the film on the spool with emulsion turned in:
.. u) Prt. the spool into the inner casing so that the head of the spool would gothrough the hole in the bottom;
    f) put the inner casing into the outer one leaving the end of the film some l0cm-free.



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PREPAIRING THE CATVTERA FOR PICTURE TAKING
  The camera can be      Pull the film rewind     Turn the shutter set-                                     When   ting lever counter-clock-loaded at any lighting.  knob upwards.
To load the camera: cut   placing the cassette into   wise to the stop and then                                                                    lies    let it go smoothlY. Tostraight the end of the    its seat, see that it                                                                    re-   transport  non-exPosedfilm that protrLtdes from   rightly. Return thethe take-up spool; open the   wind knob to its initial    film to the film gate cocli
back hinged cover of the    position. Close the back   the shutter three times
camera; insert the cut   hinged cover and Press    pressing the release buttott
end of the film under the   down the lock latch.         after each cocking.
take-up spool spring.

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   As the lever turns the film moves by one shot and the
shutter is set. The shutter can be sdt bv i numUer ots.light pressings on the setting lever. Afteiitfttrili, lon.the. image of the object being photographed can be                                      'turningwatched in the eygpi.ec-e of the viewfindEr.                                                                                ttre
exposure counter dial by its knurled portion set the fi-
gurg. "0." against the index on the upper plate.
  N o t e. Set the exposure countei'wh6n-thl shutter is
cocked.
___The film rewind knob_ has figures 16, 32, 65, lg0, 2S0,
500 showi-ng film speed in rocT units'whil" iltu-r.rir.,
IreN.99n. these figures co.rrespond to meanings of the filmsensitivity in AS+. u,nits. Fig_ures 13, 16, lg, 22, 25: 2gindicate iilm sensitivity  iti Dini&de units.
.  To set the film sp6ed and rvpu indicator press the
knurled portion. dial- and turning'Ii rt-it" *itr, [tl"oil,u,                ptacenano x.eeplng in                     the film                                                   set  flr,_,                             rewind-( knob,r.equired,.figure                  corresponding            or                                   index                                d_. ,itiii.iutillumination,.
against the black                 I -  sunlight'touch.   wtren itrooting dn-cot"ir,'iir',i

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---ls_slqtpd above ZENIT-SM is fitted either with anINDUSTAR-SO or a HELIOS-44 lens.
    Let's have a detailed consideration                                       _of the stoppingdown process, focusing and the use of the depth oi'fietE
scale when camera is irquipped with INDUSTAI{-S0.




                FOCUSING
.  Observing  the..object through the eyepiece turn theIOCUSIng nng until the most sharp-matiniafe of a photo-graphed object  is obtained on the      eiass screeir. Fo-
cusing should be performed with the ?iaphragm  fully
open.
,  Fgt .a short-sighted photographer it is recommendedt,o add tq th.e. gVepiece a spectacle lens of el6mm thedloptry- ol which corresponds to that of his spectacles. The
spectacle lens is mounfed by means of a special ring onthe eyepiece.

DIAPHRAGM SETTING
                                  Bt' tLrrning tlrc cliaphr:rgtn
                                     ring, clcpencling on .nt,,i11isn5 oI
                                 photographing set the black rlot
                               againsf one of the diaphragrtr
                                   dial figrrres.
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                                 nience ir-r diaphragrn-sciting thc
                                 diaphragnr ring has 1u,o inrliccs
                             1o u'hich 1u'o rli:rpirr:rgnr  scalc's
                                       corrcsp o n rl.

diaPhragm Presetting ring index
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                                 diaphragm presetting ring with a scale

                                 diaphragm ring with index
                                  depth of field scale with index

                                     distance scale

                                   focusing ring

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          HANDLING OF "HELIOS.44'' LENS
                         FOCUSING
                  DIAPHRACM SETTING
  Focusing is performed by rotatine       front shear of the lens mount. A slight
the focusing ring. Before focusing the       click should be heard to Prove that
diaphragm should be set to maximum        the ring is fixed.
aperture. For this purpose the dia-        While locusing on the frosted glass
phragm ring should be turned clock-       ol the camera with the lens diaphragln
rvise as far as it goes. Then, by ro-      aperture open at maximttm, without
tating the diaphragm presetting ring,       stopping watching the obiect, turn the
bring the selected figure of the dia:      diaphragm ring counter-clockwise  asphragm to the red dot indicated on the       far as it will go. Then press the re-
                                               lease button of the camera.

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         SELF-TIMER
    Self-timer is used when you want to take
a picture of yourself. For this purpose take
the camera out of the carrying case and
mount it cn the tripod. Then cock the shutter
and set the exposure time, focus the lens
and set the stop.
  To wind the self-timer mechanism  turn,
the lever down as far as it will go and, after
pressing the button, leave the camera and
stand on the marked place in front of the
 lens.
   The shuiter operates in 9 to 15 seconds
after pressing the button.

UNLOADING THE CAMERA
                            When the exposure counter dial shows
                                                                                 bc                                       figure 36 it means that the film should
                                        re'ivound into the cassette and removed from
                                     the camera.
                                  The procedure is the following:
                                                       l. Press the film rewind release button
                               and holding it rotate the film rewind knoo
                                 in the direction shown by the indicating
                                       pointer until you feel by the applied force
                                    that the end of ttre film left the spring of
                                    the take-up spool.
    2. Open the hinged back cover of the camera.
                                                                                      the   g. pltt the filrfr rewind knob upwards and remove the film cassette from
camera. In case ol breaking the film carefully remove its remains from the take'up
spool-'-lf  fecess so that they do not get into the camera mechanism.      afterltr. iitm is rewound, the action of the shutter cocking lever is not trans-
ferred to ttre shutter mechanism, turn the shutter cocking lever while holding back
the film advance sProcket.

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SPECIAL NOTES
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     l. Remove the cap off the lens
only before shooting.
    2. Do not direct the lens to the
sun.
   3. Never leave the camera
exposed to the sun or brieht lieht.
   Never remove the lens from the
carnera unless you need it, to pre-
vent dust and dirt from getting on
the surface of optical parts.
  Clean the optical coated lens
surface only from outside with a
clean soft piece of fabric or cotton.
Fabrrc or cotton can be slightly
rnoistened with' spirit.