Zorki 1 assembly

[benlow07]

Hi, i just joined rangefinderforum and am new to rangefinders. Recently, a friend of mine gave me a bunch of zorki 1 parts and i am attempting to put it together. Does anyone have pictures of the shutter and curtain mechanisms?

 

[p.giannakis]

Hi Benlow07, welcome aboard RFF.
There are a couple of online resources:
http://jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page455.htm (excellent site for Zorki-1)
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-101.html (Rick's website has a wealth of information about cameras )

I hope you find what you need.

Regards,
Pan

 

[benlow07]

Thanks giannakis, but i have tried those pages but i am still unsure about the assembly, especially on how the pin connected to the spring on the speed selector is connected to the rest of the mechanism.

 

[p.giannakis]

That is well past my competencies I'm afraid. Maybe someone else might jump in and help you.

 

[mconnealy]

The Maizenberg book is available on line as a large pdf.
"All You Need to Know About Design and Repair of Russian Cameras"
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31085243/maizenberg-cameras1.pdf

 

[benlow07]

Didn't know about such a book, thanks.

 

[Elmar Lang]

The Majzenberg is the bible of any enthusiast of FSU cameras, even if not into repair, at least as a fine reading.

The .pdf of this book (at least of its English edition) appears and disappears, because of copyright. I'm the happy owner of an original one, bought shortly after it appeared on the market...

E.L.