pocho_1976
Canonet 1961 user
more pics
more pics
finally i got more pics, the bottom spring is definitely fed, as well as the curtains tension cams, and the film spool spindle looks pre-war, so i guess the difference in the center front screw and the screws below the rewind knob is because a production mismatch on the last year before the WWII.
comparison between different flat spring styles, Fed and Zorki.
(source: http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page391.htm)
more pics
finally i got more pics, the bottom spring is definitely fed, as well as the curtains tension cams, and the film spool spindle looks pre-war, so i guess the difference in the center front screw and the screws below the rewind knob is because a production mismatch on the last year before the WWII.
comparison between different flat spring styles, Fed and Zorki.
(source: http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page391.htm)
KyleAHPhotog
Member
Check the RF sensor, I think the Zorkis are like a rectangular pin and the FEDs are more so of a Triangle shaped pin.
pauls52
Established
I agree about the pre-war FED assessment but the rangefinder cover definitely does not match the body. To recap, the s/n on the cover is 76299. The three screws under the rewind knob disappeared after 87000 and the screw was moved from under the mount after 92000. From your photo, it looks like an aluminium shutter crate. These did not appear until about s/n 125000 (1940). The engraving on these cameras was slightly different and this is one thing that the Soviets did not mix and match.
I would suggest that the rangefinder cover was replaced at some point as either a repair, possibly after a fall which would also explain the non-standard accessory shoe (a point to which I am sticking) and lens or it was changed by a seller to make it more attractive to collectors who prefer the lower, rarer numbers. Either way, it is an interesting part of history and shouldn't impact on the camera's picture taking ability.
Regards,
Paul
pocho_1976
Canonet 1961 user
finally i got some time to CLA the camera, this are the pics
still in doubt, any comments?
the curtains are glued and sewn so I guess somebody change them recently, they look ok to me
the curtains are glued and sewn so I guess somebody change them recently
still in doubt, any comments?
the curtains are glued and sewn so I guess somebody change them recently, they look ok to me
the curtains are glued and sewn so I guess somebody change them recently
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