Specifications
- Type
- SLR camera
- Production
- 1960–1962
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Lens mount
- M39 × 1 (Zenit-SLR, Auflagemaß 45,2 mm)
- Shutter
- Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, mechanical
- Shutter speeds
- 1/30 s – 1/500 s, B
- Flash sync
- 1/30 s
- Metering
- none
- Focusing
- focusing screen
Good to know
After each shot, the mirror only returns to the viewing position when you cock the shutter again. [3]
For electronic flash, set the shutter speed to 1/30 s and the flash synchronization lead to 0. [2]
Sources
- ZENITcamera: Серийный выпуск фотоаппаратов, Produktionszahlen der Zenit-3
- Zenit-3: Kurzbeschreibung und Bedienungsanleitung, 1961, Transkription
- Wikipedia: Зенит-3 (фотоаппарат)
- ZENITcamera: Линия первых ЗЕНИТов, Abschnitt Zenit-3
- Soviet Cameras: Zenit-3, Erfahrungsbericht
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
