Zenit-E & Argus cameras... Any good?

<p>Yes, with the Zenit you have to reset the counter manually. I ran a roll of film through a Zenit B once with an Industar 50 lens on it, and I was pleased with the results. My first experience with a Zenit was a Zenit TTL with a Helios 44 lens. It was my first try at SLR's and it got me hooked. I currently have and occasionally use a Zenit 3 (M39) and Helios 44.</p>

<p>Well, it's been a few weeks and i've used both the Zenit E and the Argus and found them to be both great cameras. <br>

I used the exposure mat and would say I got most of the readings spot on, although there was an occasion where I forgot to take a red filter off and used it in low light conditions, which was a brilliant idea. The Zenit E was particularly good with the Helios lens with a wide aperture for portraits. I shot 2 rolls on the Zenit E. The first was fine (B&W ilford 100) the second (out of date colourslide, fujifilm 100) had some photos with black coming in from the left hand side, as if having been exposed to light. Now, I did have trouble winding the film back as it is quite fiddley, and i exposed a few frames at the start of the roll, but this shouldn't of caused photos to be exposed randomly throughout the film, should it? Maybe light is getting in as John Goodman mentions above. Strange though, as this wasn't the case with the first roll. The only difference was the lens. <br>

I've uploaded one of the pictures to my website taken with the Zenit E. It's the one of the baby doll (first picture on the third row). www.oliverelmes.mfbiz.com. The colours don't do it justice online. They are a lot fuller on my computer.<br>

I would love to upload more to this website but I just can't afford the subscription at the moment. If anyone's interested, I can e mail contact sheets etc... <br>

The Argus, was great too. So simple and user friendly, unlike the Zenit E which has it's strange quarks. </p>

 

<p>Ok, I've just realised I can upload some photos as a non subscriber! <br /> Here are some more....</p>

<p>Mmm, doesn't seem to be an option anymore</p>