Bloater
Tinkerer Username: Bloater
Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 03:54 am: |
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Hi, I have just had 3 Contarex lenses ( 21mm Biogon, 50mm Planar and 85mm Sonnar ) serviced including re-polishing and re-coating and also had a Contarex Bullseye camera serviced. They were away with the repairer for 2 years having the work done partly because two other lenses ( 135mm Sonnar and 35mm Distagon) were and still are totally jammed ie focusing mechanism totally jammed. The repairer either could not or would not dismantle them. Can anyone offer any clues as to how these lenses might be "unjammed" ? I have tried flushing lighter fuel (petrol) through the helicoil but so far it has had no effect. The glass in these is a bit "glazed" but might clean up if I can dismantle them. The lenses that have been serviced have come back surprisingly clean and usable considering the seriously fungused state they were previously in. I bought the outfit "as seen" two years ago. I'm planning to use the camera and also hope to get an adaptor to use the refurbished lenses on Olympus four thirds Panasonic G1 micro four thirds cameras (available on Ebay) Thanks for reading dunk |