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Astrolab
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Username: Astrolab
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 09:22 am: | 
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Hello,
I wonder if any one have photos, diagrams or instructions about how to disassemble a Zeiss Sonnar 180/2.8?
I have an older all black lens with a detachable rear section. After a local shop lubricated the stiff focus mechanism, the front element inner surface and, possible the middle glass surface got hazy. So, I must disassemble the lens or at least get the front element off so I can clean the glass. Any tips will help.
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Commando303
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Username: Commando303
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 01:07 pm: |
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If the problem occurred as a result of work done by a repair-shop, I believe you have the right to take the item back to the place and ask them to take a look at the piece.
If you insist on taking it apart yourself, I believe you can get at the innards by unscrewing the three very small screws in the ring you turn to focus the lens. Beware, though, that the Sonnar is a wonderful, and complex, piece of work: you may, indeed, regret ever taking it apart (if you can't get it all back together correctly). If the haze isn't a problem in your pictures -- and, for whatever reason, the repair-shop can't or won't help you -- you might consider leaving well-enough alone. |
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