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Michael Lilley
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:26 am: | 
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Hello
I've a new XP and cannot change the shutter speeds using the dial. Also the B speed clearly does not work, as the mirror returns...
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Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 02:22 pm: |
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Hi, Michael. Please check to make sure the shutter speed knob is securely tightened to the shaft it turns. It sounds like maybe it isn't. There should be two (maybe three) screws on the edge of that speed selector knob...tighten them and then turn the knob until you determine which is the B setting. Then loosen those screws and rotate the knob until "B" lines up with the indicator mark. You should then be in business.
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Michael Lilley
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 05:59 am: |
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Thanks Jon
Unfortunately, I am still having no joy - can you suggest anything else?
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Michael |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 07:56 am: |
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Well, in that case, I would say something internal is not quite right with the speed selector. From your description, it sounds as if the camera is firing at one speed, no matter which shutter speed you select. Is this correct? I'm assuming you have opened the film door and observed the shutter in action at different speed selections. If this is the case, I think you will have to remove the top plate and look inside for the answer. Are you familiar with Tom Tiger's site? He has some very good instructions on how to get inside the Zenit camera. Let's look:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~tomtiger/
When you get there, please go to "camera articles and repair." Once you have the top removed, let's see why the camera is not changing speeds as you turn the selector.
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Michael
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 05:38 am: |
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Thanks again Jon
Indeed the camera is firing at just one speed - I've looked at Tom Tiger's page and am trying to build the courage to take the camera apart, in the believe that I will not lose any of the miniscule screws and be able to get it all back together again!
Michael |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 07:39 am: |
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You can do it. Especially on a Zenit. They are not difficult to work on, and actually can be fun. Here is a trick you can use so that you never forget nor lose parts nor assemble them in the wrong sequence. Really! On your work surface (or a piece of cardboard), mount a piece of common masking tape, sticky side facing up. As you remove a piece, stick it to the tape. Work right to left, left to right, up to down, down to up, whatever direction is most normal to you, and feel free to make notes on the cardboard, if needed...example: "Start here" or "this piece is reverse threaded" or "this is just a bug that wandered onto the tape...he doesn't need to go back into the camera." You can even use two pieces of tape...right side/left side of camera, if this makes sense to you. This is a watchmaker's trick, and it can also be used in the disassembly/assembly of almost anything small (including electronic circuits...great for those).
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