zenit 122 review

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Average Ratings

Photograph Quality	8.6/10
Features	5.3/10
Ease of Use	7.2/10
Value for Money	9.1/10
Reviewer Rating	7.7/10
Overall Rating	8/10

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By Guest. on 1st May 2008

Guest.'s Ratings

Time Camera Owned	1 - 6 Months
Photograph Quality	9/10
Features	7/10
Ease of Use	8/10
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	8/10
Guest.'s recommendation

Good Points

Inexpensive, Fully manual, takes m42 lenses. Russian optics.

Bad Points

Plastic rear door and rewind button.

General Comments

I own a Fs122. The camera has the standard 50mm lens and the 300mm lens. The 50 takes great pictures and it has not failed to function. The exposure controls are easy to use even with gloves on. Some people have complained about a lack of shutter speeds, but I have yet to experience a situation were this has been a problem. Choose the right ASA film for your intended shots. For macro work I use a tripod and a cable release. True the asa setting on the camera stops at 500, but if you know how light works you can work around that limitation. I use 100, 200, 400 in the camera without problems. It is a very good camera that is only limited by the user. My only nitpicks are the cheasy feel of the back door, and the awkward button that needs to be held down during rewinding.
If you can't get a good photo out of this camera, you need lessons.

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