captainslack
Five Goats Hunter
I was showing my new Zorki 6 to my wife this evening and pointing out how it was the only FSU RF with a hinged back. When I opened it up to demonstrate, the film pressure plate fell out. I put it back in place and saw that it really wasn't held there by anything. Is this normal? Seems kind of odd....
Nickfed
Well-known
It certainly does. The presser plate is rivetted to piece of flat spring in an H shape. Each arm ends in a fork and these engage behind mushroom studs in the door. I have never had it fall out in forty years and I can't see how it can fail. It would need a lot of abuse.
kzim56
Karl Zimmerman
My wife would have quickly made some biting comment that would make me feel really stupid about buying a broken camera sight unseen from Russia. How about yours?
captainslack
Five Goats Hunter
kzim56 said:
Nah, she knows I'm nuts.
Nickfed: That's how mine is made, but it doesn't seem to want to stay in the rivets. So far, it's only fallen out once, but it's definitely something I'll have to keep an eye on.
Nickfed
Well-known
I suspect the spring has been distorted. You can probably bend it so the the forks ends stay in place.
captainslack
Five Goats Hunter
I'll try that. Thanks.
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Laika
Guest
captainslack said:
The "Drug" also has a hinged back.
As for the pressure plate I'd say a tweak of the plates legs will sort out your problem as Nickfed mentioned.