Zenit 122 Helios 44M-6
This is the pictures related to the test of my Zenit SLR camera received on June 20, 2023, Lyon, France.
I bought this mint exemplary of Zenit 122 to a French collector for less than 50€ including the original nylon bag, the Zenit neck strap and the normal lens Helios 44M-6 1:2 f=58m with its front cap.
My exemplary of Zenit-122 was produced in 1994 by the Russian company KMZ (Красногорский механический завод, Krasnogorskiy Mechanicheskiy Zavod) located in the Moscow region. Zenit-122 were also manufactured by BeloOMO factory. From 1990 to 2005, about 2 millions of Zenit-122 were overall produced. The camera is built on the tough previous Zenit chassis and uses the same curtain Leica-type shutter with no slow speeds. The body is cased with ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styren) thermoplastic. Zenit-122 is equipped with a two CdS cells for light metering (25-400 ISO) using a LED indicator in the viewfinder.
The normal lens fitted on the camera using the M42 mount is the multi-coated version 6 of the Helios 44M manufactured at Юпитер, (Оптико-механический завод «Юпитер» , "Jupiter") Valday, Novgorod region.
After initial blank evaluations of the camera, I loaded a Fomapan 100 panchromatic film that I exposed for 100 ISO using either the camera light meter and my Minolta Autometer III with its 10° finder for selective light metering privileging the shadow zones. The indications of the Zenit camera were in good concordance with the Minolta Autometer. The lens was equipped with a Kenko MC UV filter and a normal-lens generic cylindrical 52mm diameter.
Rue Mottet de Gérando, June 21, 2023
69001 Lyon
France
After exposures the film was processed using Adox Adonal developer (equivalent to Agfa Rodinal) at dilution 1+50, 20°c for 9min. The film was then digitized at 24MP using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were then processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivio Y76 color pictures.
Zenit 122 Helios 44M-6
This is the pictures related to the test of my Zenit SLR camera received on June 20, 2023, Lyon, France.
I bought this mint exemplary of Zenit 122 to a French collector for less than 50€ including the original nylon bag, the Zenit neck strap and the normal lens Helios 44M-6 1:2 f=58m with its front cap.
My exemplary of Zenit-122 was produced in 1994 by the Russian company KMZ (Красногорский механический завод, Krasnogorskiy Mechanicheskiy Zavod) located in the Moscow region. Zenit-122 were also manufactured by BeloOMO factory. From 1990 to 2005, about 2 millions of Zenit-122 were overall produced. The camera is built on the tough previous Zenit chassis and uses the same curtain Leica-type shutter with no slow speeds. The body is cased with ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styren) thermoplastic. Zenit-122 is equipped with a two CdS cells for light metering (25-400 ISO) using a LED indicator in the viewfinder.
The normal lens fitted on the camera using the M42 mount is the multi-coated version 6 of the Helios 44M manufactured at Юпитер, (Оптико-механический завод «Юпитер» , "Jupiter") Valday, Novgorod region.
After initial blank evaluations of the camera, I loaded a Fomapan 100 panchromatic film that I exposed for 100 ISO using either the camera light meter and my Minolta Autometer III with its 10° finder for selective light metering privileging the shadow zones. The indications of the Zenit camera were in good concordance with the Minolta Autometer. The lens was equipped with a Kenko MC UV filter and a normal-lens generic cylindrical 52mm diameter.
Rue Mottet de Gérando, June 21, 2023
69001 Lyon
France
After exposures the film was processed using Adox Adonal developer (equivalent to Agfa Rodinal) at dilution 1+50, 20°c for 9min. The film was then digitized at 24MP using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were then processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivio Y76 color pictures.