Padley Gorge with a Zenith 80

Today I spent the morning walking around Padley Gorge with my latest addition...the Zenith 80.
The less common export version of Salyut camera, under name "Zenith-80". Fitted with "VITOFLEX" 2.8/80mm lens
All shots were taken with this camera using Fomapan 100 pushed to 200. Developed using 510 Pyro which has made them look even more incredible.
It's an interesting medium format camera that turns out I really like.
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[@AustenGoldsmithPhotography]

Very Slick video sir !

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

Cheers mate, appreciate it

[@paulcrutchley4348]

Thank you Graeme, I really enjoyed the video. I have just bought a Salyut-C, just putting some film through it to test everything. Fingers crossed that it all works.

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

That first roll through a new camera...always exciting and scary. Hope it turns out good 😊

[@paulcrutchley4348]

@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography It certainly is, thank you, hope they are good as your images shown in the video.

[@tomwhelan]

Thanks Graeme I really enjoyed that. Some lovely images there, great contrast. Looks like a fun camera to use 👍

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

Thanks Tom. It's certainly different

[@justlikeswimming5988]

Nice little camera, at least you don't have to worry about pinholes in the shutter curtain! Very nice photos, the industar lens rendered well. Have you tried other lenses on this camera? Thanks for a great video!

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

I only have this lens for it so not able to try others. I may start looking to find more now. Thanks for the comment 🙂

[@mattwhitehall9536]

Great video, keep them coming. the good old Zenith. I started my photography path with a Zenith EM some 40 years back. And still got it. Yeah that’s clunky as well, oh and you wouldn’t want to drop it on your foot. The camera would win 🤣

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

It's certainly a small but weighty beast 😃

[@paulcrutchley4348]

Hi Graeme, just wondered if you had ever used a polaroid back with your Zenith 80? Thanks, Paul.

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

I only got the camera a couple of weeks ago so no. I didn't actually know there was one for this camera

[@paulcrutchley4348]

@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Thank you. I purchased a Hasselblad 100 Polaroid back recently which was cheap. Fits the camera, but I can't fire the shutter when it is attached. I understand a modification may have to be made to do this, but I can't seem to find any details about it.

[@GraemeSimpsonPhotography]

Sounds like a good challenge :) Do let me know if you find a solution

[@paulcrutchley4348]

@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Hopefully there will be a solution on the web somewhere, I will let you know.