Zenit-12xp is a Soviet SLR camera with a TTL light meter and M-42 thread mount, produced from 1983 to 2000 at the KMZ plant. The Zenit-12xp camera is an improved version of the Zenit-TTL camera. Zenit 12xp Light Meter Repair Hey guys, I own a Zenit 12xp film camera and i cannot make the light meter work. It fundamentally has 2 LED's that indicate if the frame is overexposed or underexposed.
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Turn the rewind crank to take up the slack, then it should turn when you advance the film.
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joachim_larsen Technical Specifications Brand: Zenit Model: 12 XP Format: 35 mm Origin: U.R.S.S ISO: ISO 16 to 500 Speed: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, and Bulb mode Lens Series: Helios 58 mm f/2.0 Weight: 0.95 kg If you manage to get your hands on one, you can see that you can go with it everywhere and use all kinds of films like color negative, slide, b&w. Apart from the obvious advantage of independence from a light meter, the sunny 16 rule can also aid in achieving correct exposure of difficult subjects. As the rule is based on incident light, rather than reflected light as with most camera light meters, very bright or very dark subjects are compensated for. 12XP (20€), E-EM-TTL(30€), 12CD-122(35€), 11(40€) 12XP= TTL metering with LEDs for exposure indicators. M42 mount E= first of the Zenit series. Has a selenium meter (dead by now in most units) and NO mechanism for automatic diaphragms (you can only use lenses with preset apertures). EM=Same as above but has automatic diaphragm support
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The 12, like the 12XP, has TTL metering, meaning that it meters through the lens. Speaking of the lens, it comes with the fantastic Helios 58mm f./2 which is a lens everyone should own, as it creates sharp photos with great colours and fantastic bokeh. Brand: KMZ Name: Zenit 12 Predecessor: Zenit TTL Type: Single lens reflex camera Type of Film: 35mm Focal length: - Maximum aperture: - Focus: Manual Shutter speeds: 1/500 s to 1/30 s, Bulb Flash / Flash connection: PC-Flash, Hot Shoe Release date: 1983 Age: Up to 41 years Categories: Cameras, KMZ, Zenit Copyright Photos: Adrianna Calvo Zenit 12. XP. Reviews. Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2013-12-19. Made between 1983 to 1992 by KMZ in Ukraine which was part of USSR. Technical info. Lens mount: M42. Shutter: 1/500s to 1/30s + B and T. Light meter: Through the lens (ISO 16 - 500) A Zenit 12xp with a Helios 44M-4 F2 lens, plus a fujica mini half frame camera, for only 40 euros! After a examining the two cameras the Zenit seemed to be in a very good condition although it hadn't been used for more than a decade.. The light meter of the Zenit consists of just two leds, one showing over exposure and one underexposure.
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This is a fully mechanical camera with a TTL CdS light meter. The meter works simply through two LED that we can see in the viewfinder, if the upper led is on it's too bright, if the lower led is on, it's too dark. The film sensitivity scale is measured in GOST, a soviet scale that's close to the ASA/ISO, but its not quite there. Technical information Frame size: 24x36mm Shutter made of cloth/canvas, horizontal Shutter speed: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and Bulb mode Viewfinder: Fresnel matte screen, microraster, pentaprism Light-meter: TTL (two LR-type batteries required, otherwise camera is battery-independent) Focus: manual only
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Beginner with a Zenit 12XP! Hello, guys!! Just got my first ever roll developed!! I am extremely excited and the photos turned out really nice honestly.. If you do change it mid-roll, the light meter will calculate incorrectly and your images can over- or under-expose. Sometimes this is absorbed by the exposure latitude of the film, which is. zenit - camera - 12 - Operating Instructions Introduction..4 Operating Controls.2/3/36/37 Specification.5 Loading the Camera.6 Using the Camera.10 Depth of Field..12 Using the Meter.13 Zenith 11 Meter.15 Removing Exposed Film.17 Photography with Flash.19 Contents Time Exposures.21 The Self Timer23