Kiev 60 Problem...shutter?

[dazedgonebye]

I'm having problems with my Kiev 60. It does not effect all frames and my first guess is that it's a shutter problem.

Any ideas what could cause these issues?
You can see in the left frame, a darkening on the left edge. On the right frame, the problem is much worse.

Thanks,

 

[rxmd]

This is shutter banding. Not uncommon with Kiev 60s. It's an adjustment problem. The second shutter curtain in your camera is running faster than the first, so the shutter effectively closes in mid-image.

You'll need to slow the second curtain a little bit as per the instructions on http://kievaholic.com/kiev60kalibration.html. See also http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/kiev_60.html for someone else who had the same problem.