SLR Camera

SLR Camera

When you record, or Zenit Praktica, then shooting modern automatic compact camera virtually eliminates any interference is not likely to be of interest to you. Yes, and do not understand why you refuse SLR camera – the most universal tool in the hands of a photographer. Firms producing modern photographic equipment do not forget those photo enthusiasts and offer them solutions for every taste. In our country the percentage of people shoot Canon, for historical reasons is higher than in other countries. And now the market of such technology is developing rapidly. This article will help you decide the world’s digital SLR cameras.

Cells produced in the CIS

About 10 years ago, the choice boiled down to Zenit / Kiev with our optics, and in a good situation – a Praktica with GDR’ovskim Zeiss. In fact, no other options were. Now the situation has changed dramatically, the choice has expanded significantly, which creates a certain “problems”. Begin gently with our cameras, they are still produced and sold. Also sold the camera, which had long ceased production, but the reserves are, apparently, somewhere preserved.

With regard to our technology, there are many different myths. It certainly allows you to make good shots and enjoy the shooting, but its quality is low. This is a massive photo devices, the one that can be bought in stores. In some cases it yields the manual cleanup But this is not an argument for its purchase now. Small-scale and sometimes produced interesting things, but buy them in stores was not, as the development of new and notable products in recent years is no information. Poses additional problems are often unstable and not very good build quality cameras at our factories. Now, zenitostroenie “presented Krasnogorskii Zenith 122 (K), 212 (K), Auto, AM2 (3), APC also found Zenit E, 12, most of which are made not in Krasnogorsk. Sometimes it comes across Zenith 19, 18.

What is a Zenith? Line of the basic models of “classical” Zenit is as follows: Zenit E (and its clones) – Zenit TTL – Zenith 12 – Zenith 122 (K) – Zenit 212 (K). The index K indicates that the camera has a bayonet K. Pentax K mount lens mount has been copied from the company Pentax. If firms the same mount, then the body (corpus) of one firm can use other lenses. What are the “classic” Zenith? This camera, with a very similar shutter (cloth curtain), practiced five excerpts (in the model 212 Zenith – more). The prototype for this was the first gate valve company Leica, developed in the area in 1913 (it’s not a typo!). Zenit E has a built-in exposure meter. All other cameras have a system of TTL (Through The Lens), which measures the light passing through the lens. Zenit 12 Zenit TTL differs from the fact that he has an indicator LED display, while Zenit TTL – turnout, the Zenith 122 increased the number of plastic in the body (such as cassette lid), a Zenith 212 redesigned and modified (added a few excerpts) shutter. This rule is obsolete and has some unpleasant features (about 64 percent of the frame in the viewfinder, hard descent, strong vibration from the mirror, low reliability and accuracy, especially in winter). If you intend to shoot than a few films a year, taking into account the price of photographs, buying such a camera now, in our opinion, is pointless, it does not provide good quality, and its reliability is low. Newer models of AM2 and AIC are different constructs, a larger range of shutter speeds, more sensitive measurement, the rudiments of automation, but they have their problems. For example, AM2 does not allow to manually set an arbitrary pair of aperture / shutter speed, which, in our view, unacceptable. Post-warranty repair of the “new” Zenit now roads. To aggravate the situation and the fact that all of the Zenith, except agriculture, fitted as standard version of the Helios-44, quality is low. Sometimes be found on sale at a reasonable price Zenith 19 of the old stock, one of the best Zenith. Option to mount it, but there is only a thread. For the zenith, there are many different our optics on its quality, again, difficult to write, it is very unstable. Heplohie lenses can pick up, but it must be well-versed in this matter. In principle, the Zenith can buy and lens-known company, but this combination is understood.

In addition to the Zenith, on the territory of CIS is now available Kiev 19M. Also available for sale Kiev 19 and Kiev 20. This is good purely mechanical camera with TTL, mount H (copied from Nikon), more or less normal and reliable shutter (if possible, still makes sense to show it to the mechanics), mild (compared with our other cameras) descent, a kind of design. Kiev 19 – a simplified version of the Kiev 20. At one time, the 20th could not bring to the normal form (there was a large culling, and cost it dear). Simplifying it, got Kiev 19 – probably the most successful our camera (especially in terms of price / performance). Model Kiev 19m is different from Kiev in 1919 that there appeared plastic, changed battery, changed the focusing screen (added a wedge), and froze it provides full aperture (19 – when working). From our cells is actually all.

If you expect to use our eyes to the Nikon or Pentax (or their eyes on the Zenith or Kiev), note that there may be some (sometimes major) problems, there are cases when our lenses wedge (usually associated with different tolerances for them and us ). To avoid this it is desirable to be careful not to exert any effort, especially when you first install.

Also we would like to focus on our flares. Most of them are not balanced for color temperature, which poses serious problems when shooting in color. That is, if you need flash to our cell, it is better to buy an inexpensive import, for example, from Unomat (most often the recommended option – some of Unomat 24, for example Unomat 24TAC).