Zenit 412DX

The Zenit 412DX is a 35mm camera. It is an SLR camera. The KMZ company produced it from 2000 to 2005. It is the successor of the Zenit 312m and comes with a DX reader.

The lenses of the Zenit 412DX are interchangeable. It comes with the M42 thread. You can often find the camera with the MC Zenitar-M2s 2/50. There are many interchangeable lenses for the M42 mount. The first M42 optics were developed by Zeiss. Zeiss, Pentacon and Pentax were among others big producers of M42 lenses.

There is no autofocus function on the Zenit 412DX. The focus is set manually.

A light meter was built into the Zenit 412DX. The SLR determines the exposure by metering through the lens (TTL). If you want to take long exposures, there is the Bulb setting. In this mode, the shutter is opened as long as the shutter release button is pressed. Per Hot Shoe, an external flash can be used with the 35mm camera.

Films for the Zenit 412DX

What kind of films are needed for the Zenit 412DX? The camera is designed for 35mm film. 35mm films are still manufactured today. They can be developed in most laboratories. A 35mm film for color photography is the Kodak Gold 200*. A possible black and white film is the Kodak TRI-X 400*.

The color film is processed in the C-41 development process. This development process is offered by most laboratories. The situation is different for black and white film. There is no fixed process for it, it must be processed in a black and white developer. There is a wide range of black and white developers, depending on the film and desired result, one should make the choice for chemistry.

The Zenit 412DX negatives have a size of 24 mm x 36 mm. At this size, 36 images will fit on a normal roll of film. The film is rewound in the camera by hand.