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Msteen1314
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Username: Msteen1314
Post Number: 14
Registered: 04-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 09:19 pm: | 
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Hi all, just recieved an Ikonta 35 which is in pretty good shape with all things functioning as they should. There is however an issue with the lens in that there is no stop (pin) when focusing to the minimum...result is the lens will screw off the shutter housing. Any help would be appreciated. |
Scott
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Username: Scott
Post Number: 113
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 27, 2010 - 08:28 am: |
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My first guess is that yours is a three-element lens design, and that the front and middle lens element casings are stuck together. So, what you are doing is not focusing the lens, but rather unscrewing the middle element out of the shutter housing-- with the stuck front element attached.
Can't you see and touch the metal shutter blades when the lens comes off?
If I am right, then it is a fairly easy repair. Will need some solvents (like denatured alcohol), a bit of new grease, and a really tiny flathead screwdriver. |
Msteen1314
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Username: Msteen1314
Post Number: 15
Registered: 04-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 01, 2010 - 05:40 pm: |
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Hi Scott, thanks foe your post. I took the lens of again to see if the leaf shutter was visible and it is however there is still a lens element in from of it. Upon placing the front element back on however, it appears that the front element has seated itself correctly and now the lens seems to sit properly.
While I can still unscrew the lens, there is a definaite stop (click) that has to be overcome to do so. It may be that the lens was never seated correctly and now (by accident) it is.
Once I run some film through it, I'll be able to see if the lens is focusing properly.
Thanks again
Martin |
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