Rob_the_waste Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I've completed some minor adjustments to the mirror angle on this camera, and the reassembly is done other than I have to replace three lock screws from the focus ring of the Helios 44 lens. The question is this: The pick up spool is in the form of a solid brass spool with no place to attach the film's leader. I ran one film through it using a piece of electrical tape to get me started. Is there some kind of clip that anchors the leader to the spool?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_stanton1 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I don't have a Zenit 3, but I do have Zorkis, Feds, and Kievs. In each case, the take up spool has a spring like "flap" welded, I guess, to the spool. You push the end the of film under this flap to secure it. This is immediately evident when you see the spool -- no secret to it. My guess is that you have a defective take up spool. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Rob, I think David is all right. See this example of Zorkis spools.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhnguyen9113 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Use a hacksaw cut a slot to slide the lead of the film in, it will work. Minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Thanks guys. What I may do is rivet a thin flap onto the spool. I'll post the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 I've managed to figure something out without cutting a slot into the spool. With a piece of steel strapping, I managed to bend it around to just about the size of the spool. I cut off the ends just so they don't protrude anywhere, and there's just enough spring tension to hold the film firmly. There's a film in the camera now, and I'll see how it turns out. Thanks for the ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 <P>What a heart-warming thread. I love the kind of camera that you can fix with a hammer and a pair of pliers.</P><P>I had to fix the shutter release linkage on my Moskva and ended up with the camera in a bench vice and me hitting the d*mn thing with a hammer. Works a treat now.</P><P>I've got a Zenit 3M and the take-up spool has a clip on it. I couldn't swear that all the fittings on Zenits are standard though. More a case of what was lying around that day.</P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_elwing Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I have an earlier Zenit C, essentially a Leica II with a mirror, which loads through the base & uses a Leica type spool. As said, the 3M loads through the back and has a fixed spool with a clip. I think the Zenit 3 should be like that. All use Leica thread lenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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