Zenit 3m shutter problem

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Topic author: Vlad

Posted on: 20080425154012

While trying to mount my Zenit 3M on the MTO and playing with it, I started having this thing happen when winding up.. top of the curtain started dragging behind... is there a simple fix for this?

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Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20080425154608

If I look inside the body opening from front I can also see a ribbon that came down 1/3 way... Don't know if it's visible on picture below.....

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC_9720.JPG

Reply author: fedka

Replied on: 20080425155031

Vlad,
This looks like a broken ribbon. The fix is not that easy, but possible, since you only need a new ribbon, which most repairmen have.

Yuri

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20080425155418

Man.. I was afraid of that.. thanks for your opinion, Yura! I will most likely send a whole box of broken cameras from my collection to you to get fixed over the summer [:)]

Reply author: okynek

Replied on: 20080425230006

Yeh, sorry that you have this problem Vlad. I had same stuff with Kristall. It is definately bad ribbon. Without experiense shatter and evrething around it really hard to fix on Zenits [:(]

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20080425230812

Thanks Okynek, it sucks because it's the 50 year from October revolution (1917-1967) anniversary Zenit 3M.. it is otherwise cosmetically perfect.. Beautiful shelf piece, but it really bugs me to have a non-working piece in my collection [:)].. I guess I'm somewhat a perfectionist in that sense... [:)]

Vlad.

Reply author: fedka

Replied on: 20080426100306

Vlad,
You should not be really upset about it, since it is fully repairable and the parts (ribbons and even curtains) are still available.
So you can keep in on the shelf with this knowledge in mind.

Yuri

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20080426131556

I guess [:)], thank Yuri for making me feel better, I still want to fix them at some point though.. kind of sucks having broken cameras in the collection [:)].. sometimes I do want to use them too...