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     Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 1245 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
You're right, the lens flange of the kiev is more complex than the fed or zorki - it has the focus helical and rangefinder coupling gear in it. 3/4 of a mm is a huge amount, I've never heard of that kind of error in a kiev; there must be something assembled wrong. It is possible that the lens mount was reinstalled with shims that were not there originally... I don't think that is a disassembly that someone would do just for fun, but in a camera 50 years old a lot can have happened. To start out, a few questions: does the rangefinder agree with the distance engraved on the lens mount? Does the infinity lock snap into place at the infinity setting? If the entire mount is 3/4mm too far forward, the front chrome cover should fail to seat fully into place on the body -- do you see signs of this not fitting properly? If the lens mount and rangefinder look correct, another place where the focus could be upset is at the film gate inside the back: this is removable for servicing the shutter, and if it is not seated back into place the film would be pushed back away from the lens. If it's out by 3/4mm, you should see a visible gap along the bottom of the chassis inside the camera. Look for reassembly errors, not something to take a hacksaw to. |