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    Zenit Shuttercurtain Tension Adjustment

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting the tension on the shutter curtains for various Zenit camera models if one curtain is moving too slowly. It explains that the most common issue is the second curtain roller not being properly tensioned, which can cause a gap and vertical band in photos. The instructions describe removing the bottom plate to access the cross-shaped nuts that tension each curtain, with the bottom nut tensioning the second curtain. It provides details on loosening the locking screw, tightening the tensioning screw underneath to increase tension, and checking for the proper amount of tension without overtightening.

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    Zenit Shuttercurtain Tension Adjustment

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting the tension on the shutter curtains for various Zenit camera models if one curtain is moving too slowly. It explains that the most common issue is the second curtain roller not being properly tensioned, which can cause a gap and vertical band in photos. The instructions describe removing the bottom plate to access the cross-shaped nuts that tension each curtain, with the bottom nut tensioning the second curtain. It provides details on loosening the locking screw, tightening the tensioning screw underneath to increase tension, and checking for the proper amount of tension without overtightening.

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    This document provides instructions for adjusting the tension on the shutter curtains for various Zenit camera models if one curtain is moving too slowly. It explains that the most common issue is the second curtain roller not being properly tensioned, which can cause a gap and vertical band in photos. The instructions describe removing the bottom plate to access the cross-shaped nuts that tension each curtain, with the bottom nut tensioning the second curtain. It provides details on loosening the locking screw, tightening the tensioning screw underneath to increase tension, and checking for the proper amount of tension without overtightening.

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    Zenit Shuttercurtain Tension Adjustment

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    Aleksandar Ristic
    This document provides instructions for adjusting the tension on the shutter curtains for various Zenit camera models if one curtain is moving too slowly. It explains that the most common issue is the second curtain roller not being properly tensioned, which can cause a gap and vertical band in photos. The instructions describe removing the bottom plate to access the cross-shaped nuts that tension each curtain, with the bottom nut tensioning the second curtain. It provides details on loosening the locking screw, tightening the tensioning screw underneath to increase tension, and checking for the proper amount of tension without overtightening.

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    Zenit Shuttercurtain tension adjustment

    tomtiger.home.xs4all.nl/zenrep/ztension.html

    This has to be done if one curtain travels too slow. These instructions are ment for
    all Zenits with cloth shutter curtains.

    These are, Zenit, Zenit-C, 3, 3M, Kristal, E, B, EM, BM, ET,10, 11, 12, 122, 312 and the
    412. And it also works on the Rangefinders Zorki 6, Zorki 4 and Zorki 4K.

    Tensioning the shutter curtains ain't as hard as people think. The most common
    problem is that the second curtain roller isn't properly tensed. This leads to a gap
    on the left. Which causes a vertical band across photos.
    This problem can also be caused by a lack of lubrication.

    Remove the bottomplate by removing the


    four screws as seen on this shot. Almost all
    Zenits with cloth shutters have the same
    bottom. Some models may have the tripod
    socket in a different place.

    With the bottomplate removed you will see


    two cross-shaped nuts (left side in this
    shot). In this shot the mount is on the
    botton of the shot and the camera's back
    on the top of the shot. The upper nut in this
    shot tenses the first curtain. The bottom
    nut, closer to the front of the camera,
    tenses the second curtain and this is the
    one that should be thightened. Also in this
    shot you will see a part of the
    shutterbutton return spring (big black
    leverplate on the upper right) The cross-
    shaped nut here (located almost in the
    middle) is for tensioning the spring of the
    mirror return.

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    Remove the locking screw head first this is
    the tiny screw placed between the slots of
    the cross shaped nut. In this shot one is
    allready removed. In the middle of the
    cross shaped nut, there is another screw,
    this is turned to tense the shutter. If the
    tension was relaxed, turn this
    COUNTERCLOCKWISE four times. You
    should feel the spring underneath tighten.
    If the tension wasn't released by removing
    the locking nut, give the tensing screw one
    turn to increase the 2nd curtain's tension. Give the cross-shaped nut a bit of a
    turn, CLOCKWISE, to tighten it and position one of its slots over the hole where the
    locking screw goes in.

    Replace the locking screw again. If the gap remains, give one half or one turn
    more. DO NOT OVERTENSE. You can break the screw or the spring inside. And if
    that happens you will have to get a scrapcamera to replace the roller. If the gap
    remains, the gears could be dirty or lacking lubrication.

    If the shutter has a problem at 1/30th only.


    Then two things may be causing this. The
    Shutter may hang at the leather at the
    back of the mirror, you can see this at the
    B setting. It can in some cases be fixed by
    rubbing in a bit of talcum powder in the
    leather. Or to adjust the cross-shaped nut
    (located almost in the middle) seen in the
    shot above. This may be 1/2 to 2 turns.

    Recap
    A warning about the tensioning screws Do not tension them too much this
    can break the springs inside the rollers.
    The first curtain should work with 4 to 4 1/2 turns from "zero" tension. The
    second, with less, just enough so that the curtain can close fully regardless of
    the way the camera is held.
    The little screw locks the cross ("clover") nuts in place. To tense, the (even
    smaller) screw to which the nuts are threaded should be turned. This cannot
    be done without removing the locking screws first.
    Tensing should be done with the curtains reeled on their respective rollers.
    This means the camera is uncocked (fired).

    Many thanks to Jay Javier and Jon Goodman for their help on this difficult subject.

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