Zenit Quarz DS8-M

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Zenit Quarz DS8-M

Accepts Double Super 8 reel film

Date: 1968

Lens: Anastigmat Jupiter-24-1 F1.9 12.5mm

Frame rates: 12, 18, 24, 48 + single frame

Manual Exposure with exposure meter built in (meter supports GOST 16 - 180)

No sound

No batteries for the film's transportation (spring wound drive motor) needed, but a selenium photocell for the exposure meter

Made in Russia

Manufacturer: Zenit (Krasnogorsk USSR)

Weight: 1.2 kg

English/German instruction manuals: http://www.super8aid.net/cameras.html
Russian manual: http://zenit.istra.ru/mans/quarz-2x8s-1m/quarz-2x8s-1m.html

Image:Quarz_DS8-M_1.JPG Image:Quarz_DS8-M_2.JPG

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Double-Super8-Camera!!!


Description found here:

  • Motor: mechanical motor with a clock spring machanism.
  • Film frame: 3.6 x 4.9 mm
  • Film: 2x8 film , plastic spools, long 10.5 m
  • Speed: Speed - fixed 12, 18, 24, 48, frames per second, and single shooting.
  • Shutter speed: 12fps-1/23s, 18fps-1/34s, 24fps-1/46s, 48fps-1/92s, single shooting 1/34s
  • Lens: Fixed lens Jupiter-24-1 1.9/12.5mm with wide 0.5x= 6.25mm and tele 2.0x=25mm lens adapter
  • Focusing:
    • base lens - free focus or via distance marks on the lens.
    • with 0.5 x wide adapter- free focus
    • with 2.0x tele adapter - via distance marks on the adapter
  • Sharp distance:
F1.9 F2.8 F4.0 F5.6 F8.0 F11 F16
1.6m-inf 1.2m-inf 0.9m-inf 0.7m-inf 0.5m-inf 0.4m-inf 0.3m-inf
  • Light meter: The camera has light meter. The light meter has indicator in the viewfinder.
  • Film speed setting: Manual setting of film speed from 12 up to 100 ASA
  • Viewfinder: Telescopic with 0.4x
  • Shooting mode: Camera has manual and semi auto mode to setup apperture.
  • Size: 125x70x255mm
  • Weight: 2.8 Kg

Found on eBay:
The spring drive ensures 2m film run.

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