Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
1984–1994
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Pentax K
Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/60 s
Metering
TTL metering (CdS)
Exposure modes
aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 25–1600
Battery
PX625 · powers shutter and meter
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Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire, not even on B. [2]

Don’t hold the stop-down button in while taking a picture, or the exposure will come out wrong. [1]

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Sources

  1. Zenit Automat: Wiedergabe der Bedienungsanleitung von 1988 mit Ergänzungen von 1994
  2. Wikipedia: Зенит-Автомат, Exportbezeichnung Zenit Auto
  3. Фототехника СССР: Zenit Automat, Bedienung und Batterieabhängigkeit

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

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