Zorki 4 - fast speeds and B not working?

[hamradio]

Hi,

I recently got my hands on a zorki 4 that turned out to be a pretty paperweight (suppose like most are). Tore it apart, fixed the slow speed mechanism (the pawl that contacts the release for the second curtain was a little bent and not contacting it). I hooked up my handy dandy phototransistor shutter tester, slow speeds were spot on, but I then discovered the fast speeds are basically nonexistent...both curtains run, but they seem together for most of their run, perhaps apart a little toward the end of one exposure. B also does not work, instead producing the same result as the rest of the fast speeds.

Any thoughts? Perhaps a shutter curtain tension issue, somehow?

Any input is quite appreciated.

Devan

 

[hamradio]

problem was solved by sitting around and consuming cheap beer while messing with the spring that holds pressure against the pin that runs down to the second shutter curtain. 🙂

 

[reagan]

and there ya go. problem solved. more than likely, the guy that messed it up was drinkin' the good stuff. always a mistake.

congrats.

 

[colyn]

I have the same issue with a Leica IIIf that some "repairman 😱 😱 😱" hacked. He bent the spring till it does no good. He even had the closing curtain installed the wrong way..

I just ordered the new spring from DAG so I'll have this camera back up and running next week..

 

[pakeha]

problem was solved by sitting around and consuming cheap beer while messing with the spring that holds pressure against the pin that runs down to the second shutter curtain. 🙂

only 4 hours between posts😀

 

[wolves3012]

The problem was probably the same as the FED 2 shutter post, currently active. Be glad you don't take Steve M's panacea of the Bessa R, that would surely have cost you more than a few beers!

 

[reagan]

only 4 hours between posts😀

understand, the "L" of a CLA can never be rushed into. 😱