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I had options when I took the Zenit EM out for it maiden voyage after a visit to be refurbished. Whilst I only have one lens for my Zenit E I have been given a load of compatible lenses for the EM. They where all primes and in various conditions. This was just as much a test of those as it was of the camera. It looks like the telephoto glass I have had as long as I have had the camera leaks a little light. That will need further testing.
As with the E I opted to use Ilford FP4 as it has a wide exposure latitude. I was relying on the build in meter and an iPhone app for metering.
Been testing the Night Mode setting on the iPhone 14 Pro and am extremely impressed with how much detail it captures in low-light situations. The 12 MP photos below are set to 0-3-10 seconds sequentially.
The Zenit E is not an easy camera to use. It is totally manual. Whilst there is a Selenium cell light meter it is not connected to shutter and lens. Also, there is no aperture automation, the operator needs to close the aperture manually before pressing the shutter button.
Despite all of the above it is capable of taking some really nice photos, once the photographer gets used to it.