Hello! I am attempting to do a ribbon
replacement and cla on a Kiev ii and will be doing a Contax ii I own later on aswell. I am done with installing the ribbons to correct length (approx 110mm) and I’ve sewed the ribbons the correct way and installed the rollers as well. HOWEVER I have several issues i seem to be unable to work around since i can’t find a solution in any tutorial/guide:
1. The top and bottom curtain move at the same time when would and at the release of the shutter button, and instead of making a hole for the exposure they both move together (at a slower pace than normal)
2. When winding the camera it seems that it gets ”ready to fire” when it’s not supposed to and the winding stops. I have to then press the shutter button to set it free and wind again.
3. The curtains move in a very limited way and the curtain doesn’t get through the whole cycle, rather I have to pull it up to the trigger shoe and then release it.
Any help will be greatly appreciated as repairing these cameras has become my passion project. Thank you!
replacement and cla on a Kiev ii and will be doing a Contax ii I own later on aswell. I am done with installing the ribbons to correct length (approx 110mm) and I’ve sewed the ribbons the correct way and installed the rollers as well. HOWEVER I have several issues i seem to be unable to work around since i can’t find a solution in any tutorial/guide:
1. The top and bottom curtain move at the same time when would and at the release of the shutter button, and instead of making a hole for the exposure they both move together (at a slower pace than normal)
2. When winding the camera it seems that it gets ”ready to fire” when it’s not supposed to and the winding stops. I have to then press the shutter button to set it free and wind again.
3. The curtains move in a very limited way and the curtain doesn’t get through the whole cycle, rather I have to pull it up to the trigger shoe and then release it.
Any help will be greatly appreciated as repairing these cameras has become my passion project. Thank you!
