How To Use Zenit 122K Film Camera

[@photographyandmore]

Great stories are behind a camera!📸🪂🚂🏖🍔🦖👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🎅📷 Tell us how this camera came to your hands leaving a comment below.📢⬇

[@GeorgeStar]

Good job comrade! With our superior technology we will conquer the world!!!

[@lpchgeri]

hello! i have a zenit 122 that i got from my father, thank you for your helpful insturctrions!

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Geri, It's great to know that you found this video useful. Thank you for your comments!

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΠαναγόπουλος-ο8ψ]

Me too

[@elwrongo]

so helpful thankyou! Mine came to me via an opshop, $10, fully working!

[@aytaj3880]

Hello! Thanks for the helpful instructions. I'm shooting with my Zenit 122 for the first time and cannot wait to see the results. Sometimes I forget to turn the winding arm and press shutter relaese button twice. I hope it does not damage my film...

[@photographyandmore]

Hello Aytac, Congratulations on this new adventure, it does not affect you if you press the shutter button again since the shutter can only be reopened once we have advanced the film. Good luck with your photos!

[@aytaj3880]

@@photographyandmore thank you for answer🙏

[@kaiquejorge_]

obrigado por compartilhar

[@photographyandmore]

@@kaiquejorge_ Thanks!

[@engalihammoud5843]

لا تزال عندي ممتازة

[@jonatanperez8037]

Ty man, this is still so helpull, this same camera was just gifted to my gf

[@luciavazquez6472]

Hi, it wasn't showing the exposition red light when pressing halfway the shutter so I put new batteries and it worked for 2 minutes and then again the red light doesn't show, could it be that the camera is damaged? Can I use it anyway without the red exposition light showing up? also, i changed the exposition a hundred times to make it ok and for the 2 single minutes it worked the light dot was always red, it never switched to green. Thank you!!! and great tutorial.

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Lucía, From what you say, I think it would be good to take the camera to service for them to review it. Thanks for your comments!

[@leonoras.5761]

hello! I just baught a camera one like the one you have in the video. it was really helpful! but i have a question. how do you know if the batteries have to be removed? there are batteries inside but i don’t know how to see if they are still working.

[@photographyandmore]

Hello Leonora, To check the battery, look through the viewfinder press halfway the shutter button if one o more LEDs light up it means the battery is in good condition. You can see how that look in the 0:58 minute. Thanks for your comments!

[@unclemamad8023]

my father bought this camera for his university projects, now its mine, time to make some use of it, thank you very much!! by the way, what happens if i dont use a battery?

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Uncle, Thanks for your comments! The camera need's the battery to use the lightmeter and with that achieve a correct exposure.

[@unclemamad8023]

@@photographyandmore thanks

[@photographyandmore]

@@unclemamad8023 Thank you for watching my videos.

[@skipusid3744]

Экспонометр работать не будет. И только. Или на английском надо отвечать?

[@unclemamad8023]

@@skipusid3744 спасибо, я немного понимаю по русски

[@utkusayan1723]

Hello i have zenit 122 camera and light meter is working but only the bottom red one is showing what I can do for getting green light I tried changing the settings doesn't change can u help me please 😅

[@klemenkovacic1157]

Thanks!! You helped me a lot!

[@tuanmanhbui8227]

Do we need battery?

[@athanasiosstogiannos9122]

Great video. Thank you very much!!

[@-zeynep]

Hi. Need a help! Shutter of my Zenit 122K Camera is jamming... I tried to turn it after taking a picture, but it won't rotate. I did a little research on the internet and they suggested that opening the bottom plate. But I can't open the bottom plate (even though I unscrewed 4 small screws) what should I do? Thank you 🌻

[@sinatavakoli3277]

Very usefull to me Thanks a lot

[@lucasrsoares_]

THANK YOU

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Lucas, Thank you to watch my videos!

[@ruelmahinay3685]

I bought a zenit 122 and there's something on the prism maybe fungi or crack or something idk, does it affects the result in film?

[@photographyandmore]

hi Ruel, If it is a crack, it will not affect the result you get in the film. If it is a fungus, it would not affect the result on the film either, but it is not convenient to leave that fungus there since it will continue to grow and at some point it will reach the lens infecting it.

[@ruelmahinay3685]

@@photographyandmore thanks for the answer 🙏😄

[@photographyandmore]

@@ruelmahinay3685 Thanks for watching my videos!

[@kooshyarqz]

Amazing

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Kooshyar, Thanks for your comments!

[@yut6492]

hey man, i got a 122 recently and when i turn the focus dial it doesnt change anything, any idea of what it could be ?

[@photographyandmore]

Hi, If when moving the focus ring there is no better sharpness in the image, it may be because you are too close to the object, try moving away a little or try to focus on something that is not close to you. If after this test you still can't focus correctly then I think maybe your lens has a problem.

[@isadoraribeiro5226]

great vid

[@biaandrade7587]

Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Bia, Thank you! 😃

[@mrbearbezel6166]

I just found my dads camera it still has film on it but as soon as I followed the instruction of how to unload the film is gone, how do I get back?

[@photographyandmore]

Hi, You mean the film is inside the cartdridge? or what does he mean when he says gone?

[@mrbearbezel6166]

​​@@photographyandmore Its been 2 years since I commented this and you reply. I'm sorry for my grammar and I apologize too for not replying back then, What I mean is I pressed the RF button and the film just disappeared. Like the Film of the Konica Minolta film is gone like the camera just ate it like what you did at the end. My bad, I now know how to take it back and get the film and I'm sorry for my bad English too because its not my mother tongue. Thank you for reading this.

[@chammess9778]

How much does it cost?

[@aliceinhell4159]

Hi what kind of film did you use?

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Alice, This camera uses a 35mm film.

[@aliceinhell4159]

@@photographyandmore and can you tell me please what brand should I buy and what iso? thank you because i don't know anything about cameras!It was my grandpa's.

[@photographyandmore]

@@aliceinhell4159 Brands you can buy Kodak, Fujifilm, because you are beginner i recomen you uses film with a ISO 400, working best in diferent light conditions.

[@aliceinhell4159]

@@photographyandmore thank you so much!:)

[@ОлегИзмалков-ъ9о]

Столько кадров при зарядке такой теряете. У меня получалось на 36 кадровой пленке 38-39. Расточительные вы люди. Камера хорошая, только сильно морально устаревшая, но для дома и семьи, а также для творчества и увлечения фотографией самое то. Очень малая стоимость камеры. Огромный выбор оптики сменной. Но набор выдержек минимальный. Сопряжение со вспышкой 1/30 сек. очень не подходит для съёмки на улице с подсветкой вспышкой. А так можно сделать очень хорошие кадры этой камерой, если уметь фотографировать. Для меня когда-то была мечтой. Сейчас у меня другие камеры. И пленочные тоже.

[@alien2340orgabriel]

Hello! I found the same Zenit 122k camera unused in our old storage unit, and I'm planning to use it. Thank you for this video; now I know how to operate the camera. Question: Do I really need to put batteries in it for it to operate? Because I'm planning on using a light metering app on my phone.

[@raisarifat8517]

Hi, I haven't used 122 before but I had a Zenit TTL with a nonworking light meter before, it worked fine with an app! I think it would be the same here

[@adeebrazzouk8027]

Hey i hope you are using it and enjoying it . i have the 122 and recently cahnged the battery for it . and i do recomand it as using the built in light meter is part of the experiance of taking the photos :) i still use the digital meter as well

[@vuxx8]

I have 2 of them and 3 lenses😁

[@liora9856]

does this camera work without extra flash?

[@zerobyte1024]

Yes, of course. The LEDs inside the viewfinder will tell you if the exposure is correct or not.

[@kukachoo42]

has anyone been able to find body mount (m42) for this camera?

[@canaldaval8876]

lenses you mean :)

[@canaldaval8876]

How to use B without shakin? :D

[@photographyandmore]

Hi, You can use a tripod and a shutter release cable. In the video below you can learn hoe use the shutter release cable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn6TdYywpK57oaM

[@constastar1660]

Fun fact it’s a в and not a b or B it means v Vruchinuyu Manual

[@photographyandmore]

Hi Consta Star, Thanks for the precision.

[@joaoleal5416]

Olá! tenho uma destas . Muito bem conservada .sem uso .comprei e nunca usei. Se tiver interesse aceito propostas.

[@SaifKhan-fq6js]

abb pro😅

[@MDawoodKarim]

The back door must be closed before advancing the film, otherwise it would be exposed.

[@photographyandmore]

Hi, I usually advance the film a couple of times before I close the rear door to make sure it loads correctly.

[@MDawoodKarim]

@@photographyandmore It's not required. Usually what I do, is stuck the film head in the advance pully for sure, close the door and advance couple of time; during that I notice the movement of the rewind lever. It it rotates anti-clockwise each and every time, I am sure that the film is loaded for sure. It way, I can take upto 38-39 exposures on a 36 exp film. That's the rule we have been practicing for last 35 years.

[@skipusid3744]

Эх, иностранцы. Прокручивать в обратную сторону кассету при зарядке пленки ее уплотняя нельзя. 1. Пленка царапается, 2. Пленка натягивается, что может привезти к ее разрыву.

[@lucassousa4529]

Quanto vale uma bixa dessa?

[@dzava]

Wow, well ... what can I say. I shot Zenit-E which came in 1965 and even when arrived it could not compete with Pentax Spotmatic or similar, but it was an "OK" camera for a budget when starting up. But now seing this being made in the middle of 90s... what an ugly piece of plastic garbage, yet, still the same stone age as the 30 years older Zenit E aside from the TTL measuring (I mean, even the lightmeter on the Zenit E was more logical and faster than this one, but then again, something similar had also Nikon FM2 which is a legend) That shutter button and its "long way to push" is what sets me up the most...

[@medwardeez3755]

For someone working with cameras, you really need to work on your focusing 😐