ZORKI Take Up spool stuck

pentaxpete · Joined: 02 Dec 2011 Posts: 651 Location: BRENTWOOD England

I was given a Russian ZORKI with 50mm f2 Jupiter BUT the Film Take-up Spool is Stuck Inside and I cannot get it out to load a film -- I tried a small amount of Oil Lubrication with Syringe and Needle but it is still stuck - any IDEAS other that get Camera taken apart at Great Expense ?

Doc Sharptail · Joined: 23 Nov 2020 Posts: 1180 Location: Winnipeg Canada

Is it a Zorki, or a FED?

Image search brings up an identical camera listed as FED.
The Butkus page may have a manual for it if you can provide the identification of the camera.

Otherwise, good luck with it.

-D.S.

pentaxpete · Joined: 02 Dec 2011 Posts: 651 Location: BRENTWOOD England

Definitely a ZORKI it has it in Russian on the top plate If anyone know WHICH SCREWS to undo to get to the take-up spool please let me know !

Lloydy · Expire: 2022-01-01

I don't think the take up spool comes out Pete, only the loaded spool is removable. My Zorki 4K is loaded at the moment, but my FED3 isn't - and that looks remarkably like your camera, and has a fixed take up spool. Again 'I think' the removable back, not hinged back, cameras are fixed spool. But I might be wrong. Rolling Eyes

I also think they roll the other way to most Japanese / European cameras - the tail of the film goes to the left of the spool .