ZI Shutter Speed Dial Fix?

[noimmunity]

I'm in Nepal right now. The entire shutter speed dial assembly popped off my ZI. It's a noted problem. Some people say that it is easy to fix, but I don't see how. If anybody has a link to a site that describes the fix, I would appreciate it soooo much. I have the XP1 along with me, too, so it's not a game stopper, but unfortunately I can't load it with any of the tasty film that I brought with me.

 

[Pioneer]

Try this.

http://www.monopix.co.uk/zmadjust.shtml

If that doesn't go directly to it go to Articles and then to the ZI rangefinder adjustment article. A way down through the article he describes how to reassemble the shutter speed dial.

I'm a ZI fanatic so I keep this site on "speed dial" so to speak.

 

[noimmunity]

Try this.

http://www.monopix.co.uk/zmadjust.shtml

If that doesn't go directly to it go to Articles and then to the ZI rangefinder adjustment article. A way down through the article he describes how to reassemble the shutter speed dial.

I'm a ZI fanatic so I keep this site on "speed dial" so to speak.

Speed dial, LOL!

Although I do have all the pieces, the fork on the plastic housing is broken. Presumably that is why it popped off in the first place. So there is no way for me to assemble it in the field. It will have to go to Oberkochen when I return from my trip. Bummer that it happened while on a trip, but I do have another camera with me.

I do wish, however, that the fork had been made in metal! One of the differences, perhaps, between film Leicas and the ZI?

 

[StevenJohn]

Could you index the speed to A without the dial by using a screwdriver? This would at least let you operate the camera in Aperture Priority for the rest of the trip.

 

[noimmunity]

Could you index the speed to A without the dial by using a screwdriver? This would at least let you operate the camera in Aperture Priority for the rest of the trip.

With the shutter speed dial fully removed, it's quite easy to push the white lever that controls shutter speed. In fact, it is set to A right now, but I have no way of knowing the exact value of exp comp.

I've compared the shutter speed value given by the camera (wearing a ZM C Sonnar lens at f/2.8) with that given by a Fuji XP1 sporting a 35/1.4 (50 fov) also at f/2.8 .

I'm assuming that I should be aiming to get a shutter speed on the ZI that is roughly equivalent to the XP1 set up.

However, with the speed dial off, I have no idea if the ISO value was changed when the shutter speed dial popped off.

Perhaps I could try shooting a test roll of cheap film and have it developed in Kathmandu to see how exposure is working.

 

[StevenJohn]

If the weather cooperates, you could try comparing to Sunny 16. If you're shooting C-41 or B&W, a stop either way probably won't hurt you much. E6 is different of course.

 

[noimmunity]

If the weather cooperates, you could try comparing to Sunny 16. If you're shooting C-41 or B&W, a stop either way probably won't hurt you much. E6 is different of course.

Well, of course I've got a lot of E6 with me LOL! But that's also a good idea.

 

[jonmanjiro]

I was eating an ice cream in Taormina, Sicily when the shutter speed dial on my ZI decided to pop off. It was quite a challenge to gather all the pieces and then reassemble them while trying not to get ice cream on me and the camera. But I managed somehow 🙂

If I remember correctly, the plastic fork is what adjusts the ISO (or exposure compensation) and there's only two possible ways it can be installed (180 degrees apart on the shutter speed axis). It's hard to imagine how that could have been damaged while installed in the camera as there's no pressure on the mechanism. If it's damaged I suspect it happened after popping off the camera. Are you sure it's actually damaged?

 

[noimmunity]

I was eating an ice cream in Taormina, Sicily when the shutter speed dial on my ZI decided to pop off. It was quite a challenge to gather all the pieces and then reassemble them while trying not to get ice cream on me and the camera. But I managed somehow 🙂

If I remember correctly, the plastic fork is what adjusts the ISO (or exposure compensation) and there's only two possible ways it can be installed (180 degrees apart on the shutter speed axis). It's hard to imagine how that could have been damaged while installed in the camera as there's no pressure on the mechanism. If it's damaged I suspect it happened after popping off the camera. Are you sure it's actually damaged?

Yup, the prongs of the fork have broken clean off.

(Yours sounds a real "I-scream" story LOL!)