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     Lauri Kapari Rating: N/A |
The heating treatment didn't work for me. Nothing seemed to work at first. I had to dip the whole front lense element in ethanol (front lense downwards, just enough ethanol for it to reach the helicoid) for about 24 h. That did the trick. The infinity adjustment wasn't as simple as I thought it would be, since the adjustment was slightly off even when the front element was as far in as it could go. I had to unscrew the rear lense for about one third of a turn or so, to get the infinity correct. Rather strange thing really, but it seems that the camera had seen some less than professional tinkering before (other than by me, that is...). As for Martin's question, I can't say if heating the whole camera would do damage, but if the front lense assembly screws off easily, then I'd do it. It doesn't require medling with the shutter. |