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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
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Posted - Mar 02 2025 :  2:18:12 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello,

I think this might be of interest to you all too, so I have put all my repair instructions, which were scattered all over my website, together on one page.
All pages are still in German, but I will translate them into English in the future.

If you are interested you can have a look: http://ritzelkiste.de/kameras/repair/index.htm

Have fun
Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2025 :  11:26:26 AM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
This is great! I'm going to add it to the Links section! Thanks Ulrich!

UPDATE: Added to this page: https://ussrphoto.com/Sellers/default.asp?SellerCatID=8
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
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Posted - Mar 03 2025 :  2:16:59 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Vlad,

thank you. I knew there was such a section somewhere, but I hadn't found it :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Mar 03 2025 :  4:38:32 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Vlad,

I have translated the main repair page and the first two instruction pages :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Jacques M.
France
2678 Posts
Posted - Mar 04 2025 :  3:14:42 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Thanks for all, Ulrich. No doubt it will help.
I will have a special look on the Kiev service.
And as for me, I appreciate the translation!

Amitiés. Jacques.
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
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Posted - Mar 06 2025 :  4:23:55 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Jacques,

the Kiev service is more of a quick and dirty service, like the Zorki 4. I disassemble the Kievs and Contax quite extensively, but I have not yet disassembled the shutter itself.
Recently I had a broken Kiev shutter where the spring of the first curtain had no more strength. I then took it all apart. You can't get it back together again, everything is too small...
A FED or Zorki shutter looks crude and primitive in comparison ;-)
But have fun looking at it anyway.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
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Posted - Apr 02 2025 :  4:02:48 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The Leningrad, Kiev III and Start instructions are translated now.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Sep 15 2025 :  4:55:09 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Summer is slowly coming to an end, and autumn is on its way. The FED 2a pre-series page has now been translated.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
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Posted - Dec 16 2025 :  2:47:50 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
So, I've now translated everything and added the repair of a Zorki 3C as well as the overhaul of a few lenses.

Enjoy reading :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
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Posted - Feb 07 2026 :  4:13:12 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi folks,

I have uploaded a new repair guide, this time covering the complete disassembly of a Zorki 3.
Please also check whether the translation is OK (or whether I have described something incorrectly).
I had almost everything translated automatically using deepl.com, including this post :-)

http://ritzelkiste.de/kameras/zorki3overhaul/indexe.htm

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
Edited by - uwittehh on Feb 07 2026 4:17:20 PM
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Mar 07 2026 :  3:55:15 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
A new update.

Cameras and lenses are now separate. I have added how to fix a stiff aperture on the retractable I-10.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Milo Schekkerman
Valkir1987
Netherlands
211 Posts
Posted - Mar 13 2026 :  05:57:10 AM  Show Profile  Click to see Valkir1987's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Thank you for sharing Ulrich. The website looks great.
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Mar 14 2026 :  4:10:00 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Milo, thanks for the feedback :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Apr 26 2026 :  5:39:09 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
A next update. Re-lubricating an early Helios 44 2-0 58mm.
Enjoy: http://ritzelkiste.de/kameras/helios44/indexe.htm

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Jacques M.
France
2678 Posts
Posted - Apr 27 2026 :  03:55:12 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Very interested by the repair instructions about the Zorki 3: I have an early one which should need an operation! But I am not skilled enough to do that now, alas. Very professional and most useful for the community. Thanks, Ulrich!

Amitiés. Jacques.
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - Apr 27 2026 :  11:48:49 AM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Jacques,

thanks. Yes, the Zorki 3 is probably the most complicated of the Leica replicas. Right now, I have a jammed Droug with broken shutter curtains on my table. Years ago, I opened one up once, but only to take a look inside and clean it. It all looks completely different under the covers. This could be the next repair guide :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de
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Ulrich W.
uwittehh
Germany
892 Posts
My Collection
Posted - May 06 2026 :  3:24:32 PM  Show Profile  Visit uwittehh's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello,

some Droug-news.

Just to clarify, the Droug is designed completely differently from all previous Zorki cameras. It was originally supposed to be called the Zorki 7.
The lower section with the chain winder can be completely removed, and the shutter can be taken out as a module, just like on a Kiev. Everything is finished to a very high standard and fits together perfectly. The rollers for the shutter curtains, the curtains themselves - everything is constructed completely differently.
I've now replaced the broken shutter curtain and am putting the pieces back together. We'll see how it turns out - in any case, there will be new instructions coming soon :-)

Ulrich


http://fotos.cconin.de
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