Helios 44-2 lens HELP (f2, 58mm) ( f stop issue)

Cromlech

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Hi everyone,

I have a Hellios lens, and everything is fine with it... except when I move the lens to f2, i noticed it to very closed... as if at f 16! when the lens is set to f16, it's like it is at f2!

I figured out that the lens ratings are all backwards... Normally, I would not care, but it makes the depth of field meter hard to use...

The body is a zenit E.

Anyway to fix this?


Richard
 
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Cromlech

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This is more of a Zenit E Problem, but maybe you guys can help....

The shutter advance does not seem to spring bacjk into place as it should. It just sits all the way forward until I nudge it back.

What could the problem be?

Not to mention the shutter "screen" stays apart after the shutter fires, until I advance the film again - the "two sides" link back up and then move as one screen.

Richard
 
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Cromlech

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Bumping in hope of a response regarding the film advance lever.

Richard
 
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