repairing a kiev shutter

[le vrai rdu]

Last sunday, I broke my kiev , I opened it and saw that it was an old old old ribbon that died, totally rotten after 40 years . Ijust have to find somthing to replace it and It should be okay, some pictures with my cellphone

I abided kiev survival site, it was quite okay and easy (http://www3.telus.net/public/rpnchbck/shutter%20assembly%20removal.html)

next step, as soon as I find a ribbon , is
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-29.html

 

[ruben]

Alex photo goods at eBay

 

[wolves3012]

Poor Kiev, I hope you get it going again rather than R.I.P.

 

[le vrai rdu]

thanks ruben, wolves, I think it will be okay

 

[ruben]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Strap-for-shutt...3862715QQihZ014QQcategoryZ30038QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Ducky]

Fedka.com has them as well:

http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=49&products_id=315

 

[le vrai rdu]

wow, thanks a lot, I will watch downtown If by chance I get the perffect stuff, otherwise I buy it from fedka


I have to say that the kiev mechanism is quite impressive

 

[Peter_Jones]

I have rather annoyingly misplaced the ribbon I got from alex-photo, and the 3 spares cameras I also got from him. I may yet have to resort to buying some more, I want to give that Kiev some use

 

[ruben]

Peter,
The key word to dealing with Kievs in all aspects is : patience.

Have a non Kiev camera for daily use, and deal with your Kiev with patience. At some point, by natural evolution, the Kiev will become your main and most palatable camera. But it takes time.

Cheers,
Ruben