Zorki-4K Brief Description
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3. General Instructions
The present Manual contains brief description and main rules of using the ZORKI-4K camera, but it
should not be regarded as a handbook on photography.
Before starting to use the camera thoroughly study the operating procedure according to the given
Manual.
The camera is a complicated optical mechanical device which should be handled carefully, kept
clean and protected from blows, moisture and sharp changes in temperature.
Load and unload the camera in diffused light trying to avoid direct sun rays. When removing the
camera cover see to it that the cassette would not fall out.
Set shutter speeds only with the shutter cocked. Do not turn the shutter speed dial over the interval
between figures “30” and “1”.
Always set the shutter till stop to avoid blank frames during exposing. If the shutter fails to set,
check the position of the shutter release button and the shutter disengaging bush. Before setting the
shutter they should be turned in the clockwise direction till stop.
Do not point the lens at the bright sun to prevent curtains from burning through.
Do not touch surfaces of optical details with hands since this is likely to damage their coating.
Clean the coated optical details only from outside with a clean soft piece of fabric or cotton wool
slightly moistened with rectified alcohol, ether (petroleum or sulphuric), or, if these means are absent,
with toilet eau-de-Cologne.
To close the case with the camera in it check that:
a) the case tripod screw would be tightened up;
b) the lens would be set at mark “∞” of the distance scale;
c) the shutter speed dial would be set at any shutter speed except for those from 1/60 to 1 second.
When using the camera in frosty weather (below —10°C), keep it under your street-clothes, taking
it out only for the moment of photographing.
If the camera is brought from cold in a warm room, do not take it out of its case for 2—3 hours to
let it take the temperature of ambient air.
Keep the camera in a closed carrying case. In so doing the lens should be capped and the shutter and
self-timer should be released.
