Comments on: Zenit ET - Some tips and basic manual

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:21:18 +0000

Reply:
“I don’t find that the indicating ring moves at all when I adjust the shutter knob. It only moves when I move the ring just below the iso/din ring–is this another shutter time knob?!”
The ISO-DIN and the ring below it are only for metering available light. You should turn the ring so you get the needle on the small hole (inside the curved exposure meter scale). Now you should read the ring number you’ve set and turn the shutter timer knob to the same number. It’s not a second shutter time knob. It’s just a manual light meter.

having said that: I have a question myself =))
Turning the middle ring on the ISO-DIN will change the f number but it changes ISO too! and then changing the f value on the lens doesn’t affect the light meter at all. So how should I read the light with both f and shutter speed number??

By: David Boehm

David Boehm — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:43:03 +0000

Thank you for the useful website. I don’t find that the indicating ring moves at all when I adjust the shutter knob. It only moves when I move the ring just below the iso/din ring–is this another shutter time knob?! It does seem to be labeled in the correct increments: 500, 250, 125, 60, etc.. Btw, thanks for showing me how to get the film out–too late for that roll, but I’m hoping for better luck next time. Beautiful photos of Ireland.

By: et anger

et anger — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:18:18 +0000

hey there

i have the same curtain problem like above.
the curtain dont want to move, only when i push the curtain down with my fingers.
how to fix it?

By: joLLy

joLLy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:05:51 +0000

i notice the ring above the nidle, and it can be moved by a first wheel. but what is the wheel between the “ring wheel” and handwheel for? although i can move that just if i use something thin to move it, like a pencil. if im right, your calling it iso/din.
i’ll appreciate if you would answer my question. thx

By: joLLy

joLLy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:26:20 +0000

By: joker

joker — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:46:16 +0000

thnks for the manual/guides….by the way i found out that this camera only have focusing is there any way i cn get zooming lense that is suitable for the lense hole?

By: Bram

Bram — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:53:01 +0000

Hi there

I recently bought a ET, but I seem to have a problem with the ‘curtain’. When I take a picture, the mirrors don’t flip back. Is this normal? When I forward the film, they get back in position, but someone told me that the curtain does not remove. Is there a manual to fix this? Tnx

By: pelon

pelon — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:58:13 +0000

what year is this camera?

By: Sanjeev

Sanjeev — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:01:45 +0000

Hi
After you have finished the film, just press down the aluminium ring around the shutter trigger and then rewind the film using the hand wheel on the left side top of the camera. You can easily feel it when the film has rewound fully. Then pull the hand wheel upwards to open the body and take out the film roll.

By: silvia

silvia — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:24:36 +0000

lol
that’s it?
thanks a lot !!:)
but I have another problem
I don’t know how to take the film out without ruin it.
thanks for your help