I could not resist and bought a Zorki C

[laurentvenet]

Here it is :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3879056165&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

it was looking so cute, and the price seems to be fair.

Speeds are quite weird, but the way Industar 22 looks is so cool !

I wanted to buy a Zorki 3 or Zorki 3M (better choice for speed selection) but this one has the right price.

I was full of hesitations since many days, shall I buy a new gear, I must resist...and I gave up.

 

[impact07]

Great! I have a grey one that is among my favorites. With the weird speeds, the aperture on the front of he lens, the two windows, etc. it's a slow shooter, but I find that making me slow down is a good thing. I find the I-22 to be quite pleasing.

Enjoy!

 

[einolu]

I too like the Industar 22, nice lens and I like how compact it is.

As for the first zorkis I like the ones without the flash sync more since they look sleeker. As for the slowing down, it usually is a good thing. Looking at your composition a few times really makes you think more about the shot.

Im trying to repair my zorki but I need to get material to make my own shutter and I dont know where to start, heh.

 

[einolu]

Nice to know I there is the stuff out there. Wont get it now since I dont have the time. I was thinking of making my own that would also be a little lighter and more flexible than the soviet ones.

 

[supermarcel23]

Done !

Done !

Laurent, you're done now ! FSU gear will fill slowly but surely all the free empty spaces in your room, darkroom, desks, bedroom, even my girlfriend now has a nice red Zenit "S" fully working and she is happy when everybody say : wow, what is this so nice camera ? etc...
Look at me now, I'm really sick ... !
If you need advices on how to adjust, or check those cameras, don't hesitate !
I know, there is not only FSU cameras, but I can't wear all them at the same time, it hurts too much !

 

[einolu]

that is an amazing picture. you should enlarge it and sell it as a poster for camera addicts.

 

[FrankS]

Resistance is futile.

Supermarcel, or anyone else of the FSU persuasion, how does one adjust the tension of the shutter curtains of a FED2?

 

[supermarcel23]

Well well well... I don't have a Fed 2, but two zorki 1 and it must be the same shutter system... If it is like the Zorki 3 or 4, but I don't think so, before you must remove the big rectangle plate that is under the shutter system, with removing the two screws that holds it, to access the two adjusting screws for the shutter curtains. (in this case don't loose the washers, etc...) Then, follow this link because I cannot do better than him, big master Jay Javier...
http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page510.htm

 

[FrankS]

Thank you!

 

[kiev4a]

The Zorki 2C an C are a little more complicated to work on that the FED and Zorki 1s because of the synch but the shutter is essentially the same. If want detailed instructions on shutter replacement you can fine them on Jay Javier's site

http://jay.fedka.com/

You have to be careful ordering ready made curtains because the ones on the FED and Zorki 1s (and maybe the Z2C and C) were slightly wider than on later Zorkis and FEDs. If you use the narrower curtains on the older cameras and they aren't aligned perfectly you can get light leaks. Most of the ones on Ebay are for the later cameras. If the curtains ends on your camera are wrapped around the shutter laths rather than crimped, you can remove the old stuff, order curtain material from Micro Tools and make your own curtains. The Micro Tools material is a little heavier than standard but has worked fine for me. Some claim you want the curtain material to be as lightweight as possible. A lot of the time you can use the existing curtain ribbons. Shutter replacement isn't something you want to try unless you have patience. The first Zorki 1 curtains I replaced took a couple of weeks working off and on. Must have torn the camera apart 20 times. The second one took about four hours. The third, two hours. It's been long enough now since I did one I would probably be back up to a day. Where you can really have problems if if you have a camera where the old curtain has detached from the big drum and you can't determine EXACTLY where the new one should be attached. There is no "close enough for government work" in curtain replacement. Everything has to be aligned down to the precise gear tooth to work properly.

 

[laurentvenet]

your picture is amazing Marcel , thank you all for your nice words and precious knowledges