FED-2 film rewind stuck!

[joshw]

Hey Guys,

I'm still quite new around here but you guys have been a great help so far.

After shooting about 3-4 rolls with my first FSU, a FED-2, I can't seem to rewind the film anymore. Luckily it only stopped working right towards the end of a roll, so I lost a couple of shots.

(Aside: I'm really impressed by the quality of the photos, especially since I'm only 18 and most of my life has been dominated by digital cameras )

Anyway, when I press down on the shutter release and turn the knob so that I can rewind the film, I find that the film advance knob can turn clockwise (normal advance) but not anti-clockwise (film rewind).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Josh

 

[Murray Kelly]

Josh, the rewind release should do as you say, go down and wind back about a half turn and stay there while you rewind.
The wind knob never winds backwards. as there is a spring that stops it doing just that!. It takes no part in the rewinding.
If you can't rewind and could before, then something has changed.
Murray

Hey Guys,
SNIP
Anyway, when I press down on the shutter release and turn the knob so that I can rewind the film, I find that the film advance knob can turn clockwise (normal advance) but not anti-clockwise (film rewind).

Josh

 

[film4ever]

Hi joshw, Murray is right! I only suggest to do some researches on google typing "FED2 manual" or something similar... you will find a pdf of the manual of your camera... otherwise send me an email thus I will attach the manual to a mail...

 

[konicaman]

There is a manual here:
http://www.cameramanuals.org/russian_pdf/fed_2.pdf
- and no, it is not in Russian

Happy shooting

 

[pakeha]

hi Josh, another here, also in english
good luck, probably something minor, often is
regards
CW

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/russian/fed_2/fed_2.htm

 

[joshw]

The wind knob never winds backwards. as there is a spring that stops it doing just that!. It takes no part in the rewinding.
If you can't rewind and could before, then something has changed.
Murray

Hi Murray,

Greetings from Sydney! Glad there are other Aussies here too.

Now that you've told me that, is the film take-up spool supposed to be able to rotate so the film can be unwound after shooting a roll? It was rigid before, but I've loosened the screw inside the spool slightly, so it moves a bit, and now I can rewind! I feel rather stupid though!

Hopefully this works out.

Thanks for all your help, guys.

cheers, josh