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Post by heath on Jul 25, 2006 3:41:01 GMT -5
Hi, I recieved my Zorki-6 the other day and it needs some work (OK, it needs a lot of work).
First problem is the wind on lever is very stiff. It does wind on, but almost breals your thumb to do so and it doesn't return automatically like it should. Second problem is the shutter curtains seem a bit slack and the dont't fire properly. The rest of the problems are all cosmetic.
I want to give fixing it a go, but don't know where to start. How do you remove the top plate to get to the workings inside?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Heath
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scott
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Post by scott on Jul 25, 2006 8:57:02 GMT -5
Hey Heath, I can't give any advice of my own, but a while back I did look at a couple of websites that seem to have lots of good trouble-shooting tips for Zorkis and Feds, including repair diagrams: jay.fedka.com |
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Post by heath on Jul 31, 2006 2:17:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the links Scott. Unfortunately, there is nothing there that really helps me. The Zorki 6 is virtually the same as the Zorki 5, but with a reworked wind mechanism. The other mdels are easyier to get into, but I have no idea how to get into the Zorki 6.
Heath
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Jul 31, 2006 5:51:13 GMT -5
Hi Heath, A search of Kar Yan Mak's "The Classic Camera Repair Forum" for Zorki 6 disassembly turned up a link that I hope I copied here: muj.proit.cz/roman/z6disass/ . If not, I'm sure you can search the site for this link and it will be exactly what you need. It's a site by Roman Dubravsky. I looked myself, very nice clear in depth photos. Also gives three other links to Tom Piel's site, Rick Oleson's great site and www.mediajoy.com/en/lrc/lbal/index2.html . I've searched all but the last one. Hope this helps. |
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 31, 2006 8:38:47 GMT -5
You start by removing the nuts from the wind lever. Can't remember if the top one turns clockwise or counter clockwise. There's andother nut under that on that has to be removed. Then you have to remove the rewind knob and all the eyepieces that screw into the top. The Z5s and Z6s and fairly tricky. The wind mechanism in particular has to be aligned just right or it won't operate smoothly.
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Post by heath on Aug 1, 2006 2:10:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the information guys. I did end up removing the top and winer mechanism and then discovered that the camera was probably dropped at some stage. There are a few bent bits, such as the rewind knob and shaft and the surround for the frame counter and the counter disc too. I was able to free up the wind on action, but can't for the life of me get the spring back in tension and in it's place. If I can get that done, then all that needs to be done is a shutter adjustment.
Heath
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Post by kiev4a on Aug 1, 2006 9:36:26 GMT -5
It may be that your shutter adjustment will require more than just changing spring tension. Shutter problems usually boil down to grime that needs to be removed or tapes that aren't properly secured. If that's the case you'll have to go even deeper into the innards. If you tighten the springs without addressing the real problem your shutter speeds won't be consistent.
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