MarkoKovacevic
Well-known
Hey guys. Today where I am its raining and quite windy. I was thinking of bringing the Zorki, since its the first day that it is over 0C, so my shutter won't freeze up. Will wind/rain affect the zorki in any way? I'll be outside for around 4 hours and the camera will be exposed to the conditions all the time. Should I bring the zorki, or just stick with the Nikon?
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
get the zorki cla'd by a competent camera tech and you should be good to go in any kind of weather.
don't waste your shooting time with camera gear in iffy condition.
don't waste your shooting time with camera gear in iffy condition.
MarkoKovacevic
Well-known
I don't really understand how a CLA would help against bad weather that does not include low temperature.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
yes it can, by the tech using oil or grease of a certain viscosity that covers a great range of temp.
even just the cleaning of the old hardened grease off the internal gears helps a great deal.
Kozhe
Well-known
My Zorki I performed really well this Xmas in Romania at -20ºC so you shouldn´t worry as long as it´s correctly lubricated, old oil could probably make some trouble.