User manual ZORKI 4

[. . . ] www. orphancameras. com www. orphancameras. com www. orphancameras. com PHOTOCRAPHIC CAMERA "zoRKI-4$ v/o "MA s H PR I BO RI NTO RG" USSR MOSCOW \. / www. orphancameras. com P H O T O G R A P H IC A M E R A "zoRKl_ " ) j, : - Brief Description Ffl , il . a t I V/O ". Nlashpriborintorg" USSR Moscorv www. orphancameras. com ATTENTION! T h i s I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l c o n t a i n sb r i e f c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d e s s e n t i a l o p e r a t i n g p r i n c i p l e so f t h e "Zorki-4" camera; it is not intended as a photog r a p h e r ' sh a n d b o o k . Before proceeding to take pictures, study the o p e r a t i o no f t h e c a m e r a a n d i t s h a n d l i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s p r e s e n t e dn t h i s M a n u a l . i M i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s e t w e e ny o u r c a m e r a a n d t h e b Manual may be due to ever-advancing evelopment d o f t h e c a m e r ad e s i g n . Do not directthe lens at the sun in order to avoid b u r n i n g t h r o u g h t h e s h u t t e r c u r t a i n s b e c a u s et h e lens acts like a porverlulcollecting piece. [. . . ] t i o n a d e l a y e d - a c t i o n e c h a l m . ni:- spring; when the shutier speed dial is 'a shorter e"potuie time, the !. ing reset for . d e l a y e d - a c t i o ne c h a n i s m s h e a r d o p e r a t i n g . m i Shutter Setting and Film Transport T h e s h u t t e ri s s e t b y t u r n i n g s h u t t e r s e t t i n g knob 24 all the way clockwise. I6 g i : W h i l e t h e s h u t l e r i s b e i n g s e t , t h e fi l m i s s i m u l l a n e o u s l y r a n s p o r t e df o r t h e n e x t e x { p o s u r e , n d p i c t u r ec o u n t i n g d i a l 2 3 a d v a n c e s a o n e d i v i s i o n . T h e s h u t t e ri s r e l e a s e d y d e p r e s s b i n g s h u t t e rr e l e a s e u t t o n2 1 . T h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n m i d d l e p o r t i o n i s provided u'ith taper thread which receives flexible releaser. l i, p Lens , T h e " Z o r k i - 4 " c a m e r an o r m a l l y o p e r a t e s , v i t h I e n s e so f 5 - c m f o c a l l e n g t h a n d 2 8 . 8 r n m w o r k i n g d i s t a n c eT h e l e n s o p e n i n gd e g r e e( d i a p h . ragm) is set by rotatingring 12 on the lens. L e l s o p e n i n go p e r a t i o ns h o u l dt a k e p l a c ep r i c r to focussing. Changing the Lenses A l l i n t e r c h a n g e a b l ee n s e s d e s i g n e d f o r l c a m e r a so f , " Z o r k i " t y p e c a n b e s c r e w e d i n t o the lens mountingof the "Zorki-4". I t i s n o t a d v i s a b l et o r e m o v e t h e l e n s f r o m t h e c a m e r au n l e s si t i s a b s o l u t e l v e c e s s a r v . n When it is required to screw out the "lens ( f o r e x a m p l et o r e p l a c ei t w i t h a n o t h e r l e n s , c h a r a c t e r i z e d y a d i f f e r e n tf o c a l l e n g t h o r r e l a b t i v e a p e r t u r e ) , h e c a m e r al e n s s h o u l d b e f i r s t t sct at the shortest istance btainable the lens ( d o w i t h a i o c a l l e n g t ho f 5 c m s h o u l db e s e t a t I m 1'7 I I fi 1l' {i !ir rij !ij www. orphancameras. com b y t h e d i s t a n c e c a l e ) ;t h e n t h e . l e n s s r e m o v e d s i f r o m t h e c a m e r ab y t u r n i n g i t i n t h e c o u n t e r clockwise direction. The lens should be uns c r e w e d e r y c a r e f u l l y n o r d e rt o a v o i dd a m a g e v i t o t h e t h r e a d . T h e c a m e r aw i t h t h e l e n s r e m o v e d s h o u l d b e p r o t e c t e d g a i n s tp e n e t r a t i o n i d u s t a o a n d o t h e r f o r e i g np a r t i c l e s . W h e n s c r e w i n gt h e l e n s i n t o t h e c a m e r a , t h e d i s t a n c e c a l es h o u l db e s e t a t t h e s h o r t e s t i s s d tance. I t s h o u l d b e t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o nh a t t a n y r e p l a c e m e n tf t h e s t a n d a r d c a m e r a l e n s o c a l l s f o r a d j u s t m e n to f t h e n e w l e n s t o f i t t h e camera. Flash Synchronizer U s e o f f l a s h b u l b s r e q u i r e sa d e v i c es y n c h r o n izing the flash with the shutter operation. For , this purposethe "Zorki-4" camera is eq. uipped w i t h a s y n c h r o n i z e rW h e n f l a s h b u l b ( o r e l e c . t r o n i c I l a s h ) a r e m a d eu s e o f , o n e e n d o f t h e connecting cord running from the flash kit should be plugged into flash synchronizer socket 16. S i n g l e - a c t i o ln m p s ( f l a s hb u l b s ) o f d i f f e r e n t a t y p e s h a v e d i f f e r e n tp a r a m e t e r s . O n e o f t h e s e p a r a m e t e r ss t h e l a m p i n e r t i a , i . t h e t i m e i periodwhich passesbetweenthe moment the c o n t a c t sa r e e n e r g i z e d n d t h e m o m e n tt h e l a m'o a '' 1g p r o d u c e s b o u t h a l f t h e m a x i m u m l u m i n o u se n a o e r g y i t i s c a p a b l e f . U s u a l l yt h i s t i m e i s c a l l e d i t t h e h a l f - p e a ki m e ; i t i s m e a s u r e dn m i l l i s e c o n d s i a n d s p e c i f i e dn t h e f l a s h l a m p C e r t i f i c a t e . This certified value shouid be set on flash synchronization scale 2 by turning the scale f until the corresponding igure comesopposite mechadot 28. 4 shows the synchronization n i s m s e t t i n gf o r a f l a s h b u l b w i t h a h a l f - p e a l < g time amountin to 25 milliseconds. When using a multiple-action (electronic) t f l a s h , i t s h o u l d b e r e m e m b e r e d h a t t h e h a l f peaktime of this flash is practically equal to z e r o . T h e r e f o r e n t h i s c a s e " 0 " o f t h e s y n c h r o i nization scale 2 should be set opposite dot 28 o n t h e c a m e r at o p s u r f a c e . [. . . ] b e r e dt h a t t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d i s r e d u c e d c o n s i E n g a g e . t h e s h u t t e r s e t t i n g rnechanism bv d e r a b l y a s t h e l e n s o p e n i n gi s i n c r e a s e d . r o t a t i n g s h u t t e r d i s e n g a g i n g ring 20 in th;) T h e w i d e r t h e l e n s o p e n i n ga n d t h e c l o s e rt h e oppositedirection to align th-ed o t s o n t h e r i n g p s h a r p f o c u s s i n g l a n e . t ot h e c a m e r a , t h e s m a l a n d c a m e r at o p s u r fa c e l . [. . . ]