Hello, I am new to photography. Periodically use for the filming of the Zenit E ". I learned to get on this camera is good photos, but very, very many good shots were irretrievablylost due to the fact that I was not able to capture the moment properly set focus.Estimate the distance by eye and put it right on the camera does not always work. WhenI look into the lens, you see the picture is very dark and dingy (!!!) and I often do not see the hit if the subject is in focus or not. ?? The other day I came upon another Zenith, andI'm into the eye very clearly saw that will be shot ... It is easy to adjust the focus on the object and felt a big difference with my Zenith.
QUESTION: What do I do with my "cloudy" lens? Can it be somehow correctreplacement parts or cleaning? How? Or should I buy another Soviet film camera with agood lens? What will advise? (Go tell the expensive cameras I do not expect .. I am interested in a particular embodiment, low-cost film cameras).
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Elena_F wrote: When I look into the lens, you see the picture is very dark and dingy (!!!) and I often do not see the hit if the subject is in focus or not.
Dear Elena! To get started, you will be helpful to know the instructions for your camera, and this section especially:
Set the aperture The desired aperture of the lens Helios-44-2 is established by combining with an index of one of the digits (2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16) deposited on the diaphragm setting ring.Installation by turning the ring until it clicks lung, confirming that the ring is fixed. On the lens "Industar-50-2" aperture should be set only after the pickup lens to focus.
Focusing Focusing is necessary to produce full aperture. For this lens aperture ring Helios-44-2 should be turned fully anti-clockwise. Pointing the lens at the subject and looking through the eyepiece viewfinder, turn the focusing ring of the lens to get on the ground glass-sharp image. After focusing by a real lens diaphragm Helios-44-2 rotating ring diefragmy the way clockwise. In cases where you want to photograph a number of objects located at different distances, you need to enjoy the scale of depth of field. The scale of depth of field is symmetrically located on either side of the index of division corresponding to the aperture value. After focusing scale divisions against the equivalent depth of field on both sides of the index can be determined on a scale of distances limits the depth of field for the selected aperture. For example, the lens is focused at a distance of 4 m with an aperture 11. Then the image is sharp in the range from 2,5 to 10 m.
Good luck!
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Dear Helen. I will answer about the change camera.
Why do you expect to buy a home is the camera? After all, it is no secret that themanufacturing quality camera Zenit over the past decade has decreased enormously. IeStandard is a situation where after buying a man goes to the maintenance staff.Therefore, understanding what your budget is likely to hover around 100-150 dollars, I can advise to look at the following models:
Vivitar 3000 (3800) with a regular zoom - mechanics, which are lenses from Zeni.
Olympus OM-1 c 50 \ 1.8 - very good mechanical apparatus. With one of the brightestviewfinders.
Olympus OM-2000 with full-time zoom - mechanics with a good zoom.
Minolta SRT is any - is also very good.
Pentax K-1000.
From this list for 100-150 bucks could be found (it found), a worthy replacement for Zenith.