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KMZ Zenit-3

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
SLR camera
Production
1960–1962
Film
35 mm
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Camera

Type
SLR camera
Production
1960–1962

Film

Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm

Lens

Lens mount
M39 × 1 (Zenit-SLR, Auflagemaß 45,2 mm)
Focusing
focusing screen

Shutter

Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1/30 s – 1/500 s, B
Flash sync
1/30 s

Exposure

Metering
none

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

  1. ZENITcamera: Серийный выпуск фотоаппаратов, Produktionszahlen der Zenit-3
  2. Zenit-3: Kurzbeschreibung und Bedienungsanleitung, 1961, Transkription
  3. Wikipedia: Зенит-3 (фотоаппарат)
  4. ZENITcamera: Линия первых ЗЕНИТов, Abschnitt Zenit-3
  5. Soviet Cameras: Zenit-3, Erfahrungsbericht

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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