Zorki 3M full CLA, part 1
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2024
- A short series on fully servicing a Zorki 3M.
In this episode I'm covering the initial diagnosis of the camera (state of the curtains, visual accuracy of the shutter speeds, measuring the working distance, checking various other aspects of the camera), talking about the differences between the Zorki 3 and Zorki 4 and I'm removing the top plate to further analyze the shutter mechanism.
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I recently purchased a Zorki 3M on eBay and it's supposed to arrive next Saturday. This is a helpful video as I will need to inspect the camera when it arrives,
Very nice! Be prepared to get a camera that shows it's age though. After all, it's 70 years old.
I also think that the 3M is the best and nicest of the Zorki RF line. Recently I did complete CLAs on two of them. In one I replaced the curtains by thinner 2-layered curtains from Japan -- a reall improvement in operation. The camera is super easy to work on: basically a late Zorki-1 with an escapement for slow times. Sorry to disagree on one point: the RF mechanism is very different from the model 4. It operates by a single spiral spring, which is prone to wear out. (If I recall correctly, the beamsplitting is also different.) This is what had happended in one of my cameras. The solution for the 4 is much better. Actually, you can swap the RFs between 3 and 4 (and so I did), you only lose one mounting point [correction: two]. It's not ideal but as long as you don't bang the camera around, that should be OK. Great series -- I look fwd to the next episodes. Many thanks!
I haven't studied the RF assembly closely yet but thanks for pointing it out.
Regarding the curtain material, you used the silk/rubber type, right? Because Aki Asahi also has the silk/rubber/silk type.
@@AlinCiortea Yes, silk-rubber, with the silk facing the lens. And I don't stitch anymore. Just glue (the kind shoemakers use) on the rubber sides is good enough.