Repair instructions on my site
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
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
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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
Ulrich
http://fotos.cconin.de
Enjoy: http://ritzelkiste.de/kameras/helios44/indexe.htm
Ulrich
http://fotos.cconin.de
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.
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
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
Here’s a brief guide (it could be much longer), but it was already enough work as it was...
http://ritzelkiste.de/kameras/drougrepair/indexe.htm
Enjoy watching.
Ulrich
Hats off once more, Ulrich! Your guide gives an idea of the complexity of this camera.
I did not think it was so different from the "ordinary" Zorkis... and so well made.
I suppose you have put the extra pin in a safe, to get it out, just in case?😉
Amitiés. Jacques.
thank you very much. I was also really surprised by the camera’s modular design and high-quality build. I suppose that’s why so few were ever made. It wasn’t possible to manufacture it at a profit under the Soviet system.
Of course, I kept the bolt; maybe I'll take the other Droug apart again just enough to see if it belongs there or not :-)
Ulrich