jlw
01-02-2005, 17:08
Anyone here own a Kiev 5 besides me?
If so (or even if not) does anyone have any idea how to remove the film advance lever/shutter speed dial assembly so the top cover can come off?
Mine's fine except that the frame counter is stuck; I suspect that if I had the cover off, I could unstick it. I have quite a bit of experience working inside other cameras, so I think I could tackle the project once I get the case cracked.
PS -- Note that the Kiev 5 is what happened when a committee of apparatchiks decided to modernize the old Contax-based design by adding a projected frame finder, lever advance, crank rewind, etc. The top cover is NOT the same as those of the earlier Contax-like Kievs. Even Oleg was reluctant to have a go at this one...
If so (or even if not) does anyone have any idea how to remove the film advance lever/shutter speed dial assembly so the top cover can come off?
Mine's fine except that the frame counter is stuck; I suspect that if I had the cover off, I could unstick it. I have quite a bit of experience working inside other cameras, so I think I could tackle the project once I get the case cracked.
PS -- Note that the Kiev 5 is what happened when a committee of apparatchiks decided to modernize the old Contax-based design by adding a projected frame finder, lever advance, crank rewind, etc. The top cover is NOT the same as those of the earlier Contax-like Kievs. Even Oleg was reluctant to have a go at this one...