Zenith 12 - Camera Specifications

Format
Shutter
Flash Synchronisation
Vievkfing/Focusing system
Exposure meter
Specification
24 x 36mm; using standard 35mm cassettes of 1 2 , 20, 24 or 36
exposure colou r or black and white film.
Horizontal travelling Focal Plane type, speeded 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,
1/250 and 1/500th second plus B {brief time). Linked to self-timer
giving approximately 7 seconds delay.
Electronic flash at 1/30th sec. through ‘Hot-shoe' or standard 3mm
co-axial socket.
Eye-level pentaprism/instanl return mirror shows upright laterally
correct image. Bright Fresnel focusing screen with central
micropris m spot. _
Zenith 12 Built-in CdS cell with L.E.D. indicators in the viewfinder.
Power source, two Mallory D386 cells. (These should be replaced
once a year.) Zenith 11 Selenium cell with match-needle read out.
Both meters calibrated for 16-500 AS/VI 3-28 DIN.
Frame counter
Standard
Lens
Helios 44M-4
58mm focal
length
Additive 0-36 manual resetting type.
Construction
Diaphragm
type
Aperture
range
Distance
scale
Filter
size
6 elemenis
in 4 grLHUps
Fully airtofnalic
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f/2-f/1& wilh
clidt stops at
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apertures
(except between
Pll and f/16)
0.5m to
Infinity
samm screw
Lens
mount
42nMTi thread
accepis standaid
single- pin
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