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Krafty5260
Tinkerer
Username: Krafty5260
Post Number: 46
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 06:05 pm: | 
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Greetings, friends,
Today, I received an early ZI Tenax that appears complete and working. The lens is nice and I'm excited - except, I can't get the blasted thing open. There's a knurled knob on the bottom that can be rotated with a finger and moved back and forth in a slot. It's marked "A" and 90 degrees out is "Z". I'm thinking it's going to be much easier to use this camera if I can get it open. This may also be, advance and rewind, but my German is insufficient. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Michael |
Finnegan
Tinkerer
Username: Finnegan
Post Number: 68
Registered: 09-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 07:21 pm: |
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A = Auf (open). Z = Zu (closed). Sounds like the control to open the film back. |
Fredtheoyster
Tinkerer
Username: Fredtheoyster
Post Number: 8
Registered: 09-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 09:13 am: |
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It has to be turned and slid at the same time - I recall having a struggle with mine when I first got it, and managed to get it open eventually by trial and error. |
Scott
Tinkerer
Username: Scott
Post Number: 128
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 06:06 pm: |
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It might be the kind of design where instead of being hinged, the whole back slides off (like the early Contax models). Those often need a bit of wiggling to get open. Pull down on the back, rather than lifting it straight off. |
