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Bluebeatif
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Username: Bluebeatif
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011 - 11:31 pm: | 
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I was unscrewing the rear lens assembly of my Konica Auto S2 for cleaning when unfortunately and unexpectedly, the rear-most lens element popped out together with the c-ring. Now I have the rear-lens assembly, a c-ring, and the rear-most lens element and I am not sure how to put them back together.
- The rear-most lens element is flat on 1 side and convex on the other. Is the flat part of the rear-most element facing backwards (the film) or forwards (the aperture blades)?
- Am I correct to just drop the rear-most lens element into the back of the rear lens assembly and then pop the c-ring back into place? Will that hold?
Thanks for any help! |
Norman
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Username: Norman
Post Number: 44
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 10:01 am: |
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I have a mounted rear element in my hand and can see that the convex side faces outwards. |
Bluebeatif
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Username: Bluebeatif
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 11:04 pm: |
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Hi Norman, thanks a lot!
I have put the rear lens element back together - it seems ok now. This is my first time taking apart and repairing a rangefinder. The camera came to me from that auction site and seems to have had a bad repair/maintenance job done on it. The front lens element wasn't put back together properly, and was loose - the cocking rack wasn't in proper place. I have fixed that and now it's on to cleaning of the aperture blades, which are stuck at the smaller apertures. Wish me luck. |
Norman
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Username: Norman
Post Number: 45
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 04:17 pm: |
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I bought 2 of them both for repair. I could do nothing with one of them so I stripped it for parts, the other I fixed and am amazed at the quality of the results. I wish that I had saved the first one to try to fix later. So good luck with yours. |
