The old Zenit SLR

Posted by photonovice on April 5th, 2007

My wife found my old Zenit 12XP on the loft.

Zenit 12XP

It was hiding there for the past 3 years and I have not been using it for at least 8 years.
I was so excited holding it in my hands. It is heavy like a piece of stone. Completely undestructable. And surprisingly it seems to be working. I bought the batteries for its internal metering and gave it a try.
The shutter shakes the camera and my hand like a gun when shooting. I don’t know how precise the lens and shutter is, since the pictures are not developed yet from the film. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted. :-)

Zenit 12XP on its back

Believe it or not this is really the first time when the numbers on the lens and the body are telling me something. :-)
For taking these shots I prepared my home made light tent.

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