Zorki 4 (Green)
#70110836 with a FED 53mm f/2.8 lens (#9025403)
Discovered the Zorki 4's, I now have 3!
As with a lot of the Zorki's, at some point the owner will alter the speed dial before they have advanced the film/shutter, this can damage the gearing inside to the point that it all jams, the camera is then deemed useless and sold for next to nothing. a complete stripdown, straightening of any bent pins, detents, etc, then fixes it. This one received a thorough clean including all the rangefinder glass, etc. was reassembled and the rangefinder calibrated. Light seals all replaced as a matter of course then film tested.
The difference between this one (4) and the other ones (4K) is that the 4K cameras have a winding crank, the earlier 4's do not. In some respects this makes the winding mechanism a lot simpler, stripping the 4K's is a nightmare as there are springs everywhere that need holding in place during disassembly, the 4 is much more civilised.
I was obviously going through my green phase at the time, also having 3 Zorki's means they all really need to be different colours!
#70110836 with a FED 53mm f/2.8 lens (#9025403)
Discovered the Zorki 4's, I now have 3!
As with a lot of the Zorki's, at some point the owner will alter the speed dial before they have advanced the film/shutter, this can damage the gearing inside to the point that it all jams, the camera is then deemed useless and sold for next to nothing. a complete stripdown, straightening of any bent pins, detents, etc, then fixes it. This one received a thorough clean including all the rangefinder glass, etc. was reassembled and the rangefinder calibrated. Light seals all replaced as a matter of course then film tested.
The difference between this one (4) and the other ones (4K) is that the 4K cameras have a winding crank, the earlier 4's do not. In some respects this makes the winding mechanism a lot simpler, stripping the 4K's is a nightmare as there are springs everywhere that need holding in place during disassembly, the 4 is much more civilised.
I was obviously going through my green phase at the time, also having 3 Zorki's means they all really need to be different colours!
