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Zenit Quarz 1x8S-2 Quick Start Guide

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ISO Film Speed

-2 = 200 ISO

-1 = 100 ISO

0 = 50 ISO

+1 = 25 ISO

+2 = 12 ISO

The camera makes the correct 2/3 of a stop filter-factor reduction in speed when the built-in 85 filter is put into place.

Filter Selector

The Colour Conversion A (CCA) filter can be switched in or out of the camera. When using DAYLIGHT balanced film in daylight, switch the filter OUT of position by putting it to the BULB. The filter only needs to be IN in daylight with TUNGSTEN balanced films.

💡 BULB = OUT

☀️ SUN = IN

Shooting Speed

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Shutter Speed

9fps = 1/18

12 fps = 1/24

18 fps = 1/36

24 fps = 1/48

32 fps = 1/60

Single frame: 1/20

Note: To take single frames, you use a cable release which screws into a dedicated single-frame socket next to the shutter release button.

Viewfinder

The viewfinder is through-the-lens (TTL) meaning that there is no parallax effect, so you shoot what you see. The viewfinder has the focussing prism in the centre. Zoom in, then focus using the microprism circle, then zoom out again.

The f: stops are also shown, from 22 to 1.8.

Likewise, the Lightmetering is also TTL as there is no external "electric eye."

The link above is a concise page with more information

Accessories

My first time using a Zenit Quarz 1x8S-2 Super 8 camera.

I had just flown into Adelaide and found this camera in a secondhand shop near the airport. I was eager to test it out. I put aside my Leicina Special and quickly learnt how to use a hand light metre. I’m quite impressed with the results.

On Film

Well, Just You Wait” is a Soviet, later Russian, animated series produced by Soyuzmultfilm from 1969. This lost episode “We Wait” «Ну, погоди!» (1976) is dedicated to the promotion of amateur film in the USSR. The episode is an advertisement of the Soviet film camera. Quarz 1x8 s2

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