All You Need to Know About Design and Repair of Russian Cameras: A Collector's and Repairman's Handbook

Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Author
Notes on cameras
	Handling
	Film loading
		Cutting film for bottom loaders
	Choosing cartridges
	Camera adjustments
	Major components
		Shutters
		Delay mechanisms
		Rangefinders
		Viewfinders
		Flash synchronisation
		Interlocks
Notes on lenses
	Lens design
	Handling & Cleaning
	Diaphragms
	Filters
Notes on tools and repairs
	Tools
	Lubrication
	Gear repair and replacement
Camera repair guides, sorted by camera type and family
	35mm rangefinder (Leica clone)
		FED/Zorki (Base model)
			Bottom plate
			Film movement mechanism
			Camera body
			Partial disassembly
			Mechanism switch
			Exposure counter
			Brake spring & winding mechanism
			Speed mechanism
			Shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Lens (Industar-10)
			Lens (Industar-22)
			Camera adjustment
			Tips on operation
		FED-2
			Camera body
			Back cover
			Takeup spool
			Ratchet catch
			Film rewind mechanism
			Disassembly
			Shutter speed mechanism
			Shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Selftimer
			Lens
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
		FED-3 (see FED-2)
			Disassembly
			Slow speed mechanism (see Zorki-4)
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
		Zarya (see FED-2)
			Disassembly
		Zorki-2 (see Zorki)
			Disassembly
			Selftimer
		Zorki-C (see Zorki)
			Partial disassembly
			Shutter speed mechanism
			Flash synchronisation mechanism
			Film rewind switch mechanism
			Complete disassembly
		Zorki-2C (see Zorki-C)
			Disassembly
			Selftimer
			Lens (Industar-50)
		Zorki-3
			Disassembly
			Body and Cover
			Film track
			Rewind mechanism
			Shutter
			Slow speed mechanism
			Flash synchronisation
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
			Dioptre correction
			Lens (Jupiter-8)
			Camera adjustment
		Zorki-3M (see Zorki-3, Zorki-4)
		Zorki-3C (see Zorki-4)
		Zorki-4 (see Zorki-3)
			Disassembly
			Focal plane shutter
			Slow speed mechanism
			Selftimer
			Rangefinder
		Zorki-5
			Body & bottom plate
			Exposure counter
			Film type indicator
			Partial disassembly
			Lever wind mechanism, brake mechanism
			Film rewind switch
			Shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
			Dioptre correction
			Lens
			Tips on operation
		Zorki-6 (see Zorki-5)
			Film track & back cover
			Winding mechanism
			Shutter & selftimer
		Mir (see Zorki-4)
	35mm rangefinder (Contax clone)
		Kiev-2
			Disassembly
			Back cover
			Shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Exposure counter
			Transport mechanism
			Rewind mechanism
			Selftimer
			Lens
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
			Lens barrel
		Kiev-3 (see Kiev-2)
			Exposure meter
		Kiev-4
			Exposure meter
	35mm single lens reflex
		Zenit
			Disassembly
			Exposure counter
			Shutter
			Focusing and Viewfinding
			Lens
			Camera adjustment
		Zenit-C
			Disassembly
			Mirror drive mechanism
		Zenit-3
			Disassembly
			Winding mechanism, brake, exposure counter
			Viewfinder
			Shutter, selftimer
			Lens (Helios-44)
		Zenit-3M (see Kristall)
		Kristall
			Disassembly
			Mirror drive mechanism
		Start
			Disassembly
			Body & back cover
			Winding mechanism
			Focal plane shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Selftimer
			Rewind mechanism
			Lens
			Viewfinder/Rangefinder
			Camera adjustment
	Medium format cameras
		Moskva-2 (and series)
			Assembly & Disassembly
			Camera body
			Viewfinder
			Transport mechanism
			Shutter release
			Shutter
			Diaphragm
			Lens
			Camera adjustment
		Moskva-4 (see also -2)
			Shutter disassembly
			Flash synchronisation
			6x6 negative mask
		Moskva-5 (see also -2, -4)
			Top shield
			Self-timer
			Lens
		Lubitel
			Body and back cover
			Viewfinders
			Lens
			Shutter
			Camera adjustment
		Lubitel-2 (see Lubitel, Smena-2)
		Smena
			Body & Back Cover
			Viewfinder
			Transport knob
			Exposure counter
			Shutter
			Lens
			Camera adjustment
		Smena-2 (see Smena)
			Self-timer
			Flash synchronisation
		Smena-3 (see Smena)
			Film wind mechanism
			Release mechanism
			Shutter
		Smena-4 (see Smena-3)
		Smena-5 (see Smena series)
			Film advance mechanism
			Shutter release mechanism
			Shutter
		Smena-6 (see Smena-5)
		Smena-M (see Smena)
			Disassembly
			Advance mechanism
		Smena-2M
		Estafeta (see Smena)
			Disassembly & Reassembly
			Transport
			Lens barrel
			Shutter
			Lens
		Vesna (see Smena)
			Disassembly
			Film transport mechanism
			Shutter
		Sputnik (stereo, see Lubitel)
			Body and back cover
			Shutters
			Viewfinder & Lenses
	Miniature cameras
		Kiev Vega
			Disassembly
			Film transport mechanism
			Shutter
			Flash synchronisation
			Lens & diaphragm
Index of lenses
	Helios-44 (M39, Zenit)
	Helios-44 (Start)
	Industar-10 (L39, FED)
	Industar-22 (L39, Zorki)
	Industar-23 (Moskva-2)
	Industar-24 (Moskva-5)
	Industar-26M (L39, FED-2)
	Industar-50 (L39, Zorki-2C)
	Industar-M (Kiev-Vega)
	Jupiter-8 (L39, Zorki-3)
	Jupiter-8 (Kiev)
	T-22 (Lubitel)
	T-22 (Smena)
	T-35 (Estafeta)
Index of cameras by name
	Estafeta
	FED/FED-1
	FED-2
	FED-3
	Kiev-2
	Kiev-3
	Kiev-4
	Kiev Vega
	Kristall
	Lubitel
	Lubitel-2
	Mir
	Moskva-2
	Moskva-4
	Moskva-5
	Smena
	Smena-2
	Smena-3
	Smena-4
	Smena-5
	Smena-6
	Smena-M
	Smena-2M
	Sputnik
	Start
	Vesna
	Zarya
	Zenit
	Zenit-3
	Zenit-3M
	Zenit-C
	Zorki/Zorki-1
	Zorki-2
	Zorki-2C
	Zorki-3
	Zorki-3C
	Zorki-3M
	Zorki-4
	Zorki-5
	Zorki-C