Comments on: Zenit-E Russian (Soviet) 35mm SLR Camera (1967-1981)

By: davide

davide — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:10:47 +0000

I still use it. Great camera – I love the plain glass
without microprism, without fresnel lens, without split image, and
… without exposure meter inside, so I can concentrate on the
composition only!

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:47:03 +0000

That’s a great story! It seems the Zenit-E was an important camera for many photographers.

By: roy

roy — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:38:14 +0000

This was my first SLR and I had an Olympus Pen S before that couldn’t change lenses on and bought the Zenet E .The camera was built like a Russian Tank and was as heavy as one too. The pictures were stunning , sharp , excellent contrast and colors. The lense was a manual stop down diaphram and not metered with the body so it was like using a seperate meter. Yes,,it was a Tank but the price was right for me then. After about six months I sold it and bought a Pentax Spotmatic SP and went on to become a Pro Photojournalist and now use mostly Nikon Digital . The old Zenit got me started into Photography and opened doors to a whole world that I cherish to this day. I kept the 58mm f2 lense for years on my desk as a reminder of what I used at my start.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:26:45 +0000

I’m looking forward to trying out mine soon too!

By: Motonet

Motonet — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:52:25 +0000

Congratulations. My father taught me the basics with this one and I just got an used one from E-bay. It all works, I am very pleased.
Nice article, thanks!

By: Appactalisp

Appactalisp — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:58:08 +0000

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