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My beloved Kiev 4 is jammed. Won't fire. Is there anyway I can fix it save throwing down the stairs? I am willing to take it apart. It'll be fun.
- Alex
- Alex
02Pilot
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I'd start here: Kiev Survival Site
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Wow. Nice site. I hope it isn't the ribbon(s). I guess I need to open it up to see why it won't fire.
Elmar Lang
Well-known
If you can't see the shutter's curtain in the frame window, like a "B", you have the broken ties.
Try checking if the release button's red dot is aligned to the one on the loading knob; if not, push-turn the button clockwise, until the dots are aligned again; then, you would be able to load the shutter again.
If the curtains' ties are broken, in my opinion, a Kiev surely deserves to be repaired.
Best wishes,
E.L.
Try checking if the release button's red dot is aligned to the one on the loading knob; if not, push-turn the button clockwise, until the dots are aligned again; then, you would be able to load the shutter again.
If the curtains' ties are broken, in my opinion, a Kiev surely deserves to be repaired.
Best wishes,
E.L.
greywind
Member
Mine jammed. The shutter button wouldn't go down.
I took the film out and the shutter curtain had disconnected.
I took the film out and the shutter curtain had disconnected.
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The curtain is up but not snapped into place. It's like it's almost loaded, but not quite.