ZENIT-122 User manual, 1992 year
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— flip open crank 12 and rotate it in the arrow direction until the film leaves the take-up spool. Try
and rotate the crank smoothly, without jerks, and not too fast to avoid traces of static electricity on
film;
— pull film rewind knob 11 all the way out, open the back door and remove the cassette;
— turn the cocking lever 19 and, holding the sprocket teeth 24 with your finger, make sure that it is
engaged.
Do not try to take more than 36 shots. However if it has happened and the film, fixed in the cassette,
prevents full shutter cocking, unload the camera in the following way:
— press button 6 and hold it down rewinding the film into the cassette;
— remove the cassette;
— cock and fire the shutter;
— press button 6 to reset the frame counter to “0”.
12. Operating the self-timer
To use self-timer mount the camera on a tripod, then do the following:
— focus the image;
— press the release button 5 till a definite stop is felt and turn it clockwise (“V” position). This will
enable you to set the aperture manually since the diaphragm does not operate automatically when the
self-timer is used;
— set the aperture and the shutter speed;
— cock the shutter;
— wind the self-timer by turning lever 1 downwards as far as it will go in the direction of the
camera top plate. Red light in the self-timer window indicates that the self-timer mechanism 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 with the camera, the latter is fitted with socket 4 on the
front wall of the camera.
The camera design provides a well for cableless connection of flash units.
For this aim it is fitted with hot-shoe 7.
Before mounting a flash unit on the camera remove protective strip 16
from shoe 7.
The shutter speed of 1/30 s only can be used for flash photography.
The aperture is selected in accordance with the instructions given in the
Instruction Manual on a flash unit being used.
14. Interchangeable lenses and close-up shooting
The camera accepts interchangeable lenses provided with M42x1 mounting thread, and mechanical
back focal distance of 45.5 mm.
The lenses with index mark “MC” are provided with multicoating
of optical surfaces that ensures better protection against reflexes —
(halos, glares, and light spots) when taking pictures of objects with
sharply heterogeneous illumination against light as well as improves
color rendition.
If an interchangeable lens has no automatic diaphragm, the
diaphragm can be handled manually. If a picture is taken with a long-
focus lens, the left-hand and right-hand edges of the frame will be
slightly cut off.
