ZorkiKat
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MartinP said:Thank you for the information Zorkikat 🙂
A memo-holder was a good idea by Leica (assuming they were first). Now we just have to uncover the secret pencil pocket . . .
So conceivably the "problem" pressure plates are the victims of mangling by the not-so-good loading method. If someone pulled out a jammed card, or film, then the whole plate could maybe be twisted enough to put a corner in the way of the film-leader ?
If I wasn't in the middle of moving house I would rattle through the test film and have a very close look inside my Zorki. I have my doubts about the rangefinder at a couple of meters, but will follow the various useful instructions on Zorkikats site if required.
And not to forget, good luck Arbib.
Hi Martin
The pressure plate stays where it should be regardless of what gets pulled through it. 🙂 Its back part is shaped to engage with corresponding grooves on the body shell so that it doesn't wander from its designated position. It sits on a couple of tiny leaf springs. It would be these springs which have the risk of getting damaged from improper loading methods.
My site also has pictures of Zorki dissections, some of which show the pressure plate.
Jay
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