Thank you very much. I have just fixed my Smena 8M Focus by myself after watching this video.

Thank you for this video, I literally had the same problem as here with the little spring but I wasn't even aware of it, I just noticed something small and sharp poking out and got concerned. Thank you!

How wonderful! I really appreciate these videos. I like Russian equipment very much and want to try some repairs. I draw the line at watches, but cameras I will try. I have a manual, but much easier to see someone doing it in a video.

HOLY MOLY THAT IS EASY

YES SMENA

Thank you very much for your detailed, informative and interesting repair tutorial. It was very useful. I hope you and your wife will find a better place to live.

Hey, first at all thanks for the vid. I have this camera from my parents. Find it like 15ys ago in buttom of their wardrobe. But as i remember the aperture ring wasnt working already. Now i got myself to the point when i gonna repair it. Q: if i removing the lens cover and grease it would fix the problem? It seems to be only stucked I can see the rust on the aperture blandes. Thanks

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like you need to disassembly the lens block (the central part) if the aperture blades are stuck together. But you can try staring with just attempts to move the ring.

Hello and thank you for this very valuable video! I wonder if you can answer my question or even make another video in the future. The red dot on my aperture ring does not line up with the F-stops written on the lens cover. As a result I can only guess what aperture the camera is set to. Unfortunately the focusing ring seems to be aligned properly with the distances. Any idea how I might realign these? I have not shot any film in this yet. I have the first role in the camera now so I’m not even sure if it is focusing but should know in a few days Once I have the film developed. Thanks!

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, your camera is out of focus for sure. You'll need to readjust the focus - a tip how realign focus can be found in my Lyubitel video , and I'll do another one soon.

Hi! Maybe it's stupid question, but I'm stuck. I have two 8M's and in both the stop pin fell out. I have those pins but can't figure out how to put them back in. If it's put from the bottom of the part where it sits on, then the head sticks out and the aperture ring won't fit well. How to assemble it? By force fitting the head from the top?

@oldcameraguy

4 ай бұрын

What pin exactly are you referring to?

I really like leaf shutters. :D And this is pretty much the same shutter as the Lubitel right? I would like to see how the flash sync (M-sync?) works on the TLRs.

@oldcameraguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is just a scaled down Lubitel shutter. So this guide would be relevant for Lubitel cameras too.

I think the stopper broke in my lens. Was it just a piece of plastic in there? Will any screw at all work?

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Any screw of s suitable size.

I wasn’t able to remove the lens by turning it like that. Is there something I’m missing? Thanks!

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for late answer. You are completely good, the "turning off from the camera" lens is a malfunction here. You need to remove the lens as shown from the 20:00

Greetings from turkey ı wathched your video like 2-3 times and thanks to you ı repaired my shutter speed. But ı have a another problem now. When cocking the shutter , blades also opening and close back ( and thats a big problem as you can understand). Do you have any suggestions on that?

@oldcameraguy

Жыл бұрын

Check the comments here for this issue, I gave the instruction. In general, you have to check your blade actuator - if it is loose, worn, dirty or broken. You can look a book called "camera repair and service" (устройство и ремонт фотоаппаратов) by Maizenberg (Майзенберг) for reference.

@TugkanCapan-eo6zj

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for information

It might be a long shot leaving this comment when you made the video almost a year ago, but I have a similar problem to what you fixed. The end of the wire that you inserted into the arm is correctly attached in my shutter mechanism. However, the other end of that same wire is sticking out and I do not know where to connect it. I would appreciate any help if possible :)

@dynamite5674

Жыл бұрын

i have the same problem with my smena. Did you find out where the end of wire should go?

@oldcameraguy

4 ай бұрын

Do exactly as I did in the video. The wire is not locked, rather just kept pressed under tension into the shutter's external body.

Do you know how to fix a rewind lever that doesn't work? My camera's lever became undone and no longer moves as it should

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the lever rewinding the film forward (black wheel) or back into the original cassette?

@bdream6501

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldcameraguy The silver lever that brings it back into the original cassette. I opened the top of the camera and it seems like there is a something missing from where the lever and the black pin meet

Hello, I just bought a Smena 8m but it's shutter seems to work incorrectly. When I cock the shutter it slightly opens which would expose the film. Would you happen to know what might cause it?

@oldcameraguy

Жыл бұрын

Looks like an either damaged, well-worn or just dirty shutter blades. Any way, the tolerances are not there they should be. Disassemble the shutter, give it a nice cleaning bath, tighten all the screws (that's an easy way to fix this). If the blades are damaged... Buy a new camera.

Could you show us how to fix the exposure wheel? I just got mine and every time I wind my film it does a huge turn and I have no idea how many exposures I have left

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the frame counter? Does the film stop after winding it for a certain distance?

@andrija3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldcameraguy it works, but the wheel doesnt show the correct amount of exposures left, I have to guess how many exposures I have left

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrija3000 Stupid question - but did you set it after loading the film as shown into the manual?

здравствуйте, у меня есть один маленький вопрос, надеюсь вы мне подскажите, как можно снять верхнюю часть камеры? не понятно как вытащить ту перематывающию ручку, чтобы попасть внутри верхней часть камеры :) большое спасибо за ответ!

@oldcameraguy

Жыл бұрын

Посмотрите как я снимаю её в видео по Зениту. Принцип точно такой же.

Hi, i have a similar problem as in the Ashkunsun's comment but my lever does come back just halfway and this problem is just at slow shutter speeds (1/15-1/30 and bulb)

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

If you push the lever down manually, does it come all the way?

@razvanvassiliev6821

2 жыл бұрын

Just half

@razvanvassiliev6821

2 жыл бұрын

But that is the lever for cocking the shutter, and when it must come back for next cocking it blocks halfway to the initial position

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@razvanvassiliev6821 Can you send me a video? Post link here.

@razvanvassiliev6821

2 жыл бұрын

How to send it to you? Post on youtube with link only?

Здравствуйте! Как снять верхнюю крышку? Мне надо сколотую поменять на целую

@oldcameraguy

Жыл бұрын

Снимаете головку перемотки плёнки (удерживая вилку, которая входит в кассету с плёнкой крутите головку перемотки - раскрутится, там винтовое соединение). Откручиваете винты, удерживающие крышку и пожалуйста. Только когда снимаете, смотрите чтобы не выскочил/развалился механизм счётчика кадров. Там рычаг и пара шестерён.

@egorshilov8473

Жыл бұрын

@@oldcameraguy Спасибо! Я уже разобрался, оказывается всего два винта. Перебрал несложный механизм. А вот затвор там да, нипочем бы не полез, дебри)

My flash stopped working o.o what caused that? Not finished with the video yet >.>

@oldcameraguy

4 ай бұрын

To begin with, watching an entire video usually helps. Also, SMENA's don't have a built-in flash and can only work with old external high-voltage models (no hotshoe). The flash connector is a simple terminal of a switch which is mechanically pressed by a shutter button, so use multimeter to check if it is closed or not while holding the shutter open in B mode.

@fenixlolnope361

4 ай бұрын

@@oldcameraguy yeah I have a couple of different flashes I tried. I guess the little solder joint is broken :/ I’ll get in there someday, this is a great little camera otherwise

hey man i need some help about the lever. I pull down the lever and when i press the back button to test the shooting it doesn’t work. Basically the lever stays down cocked and i’m confused. Please reply quick and i need help screwing back the lens

@ashkusun4677

2 жыл бұрын

also i’m talking about the lever that you pull down to take the photo

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

First of all, what is happening in the shutter after you press the button?

@ashkusun4677

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldcameraguy the shutter doesn’t open or anything. I just press on the button behind the lens to see if the camera shoots but lever won’t go back up it stays there pulled down. And we know that you pull the lever down, you press the button and then the lever comes back up. Except mine doesn’t come back it stays down and no action at all.

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashkusun4677 There is a small prong on the back (facing the film) side of the shutter/lens block. Try moving it.

@oldcameraguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashkusun4677 See where I do press at 7:05 and at 7:30