Ricohflex focusing ring problem

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Author Message   Gemc Tinkerer Username: Gemc Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2012 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 12:43 pm:        Hello! I've just bought a Ricohflex Million and the focusing ring doesn't seem to work. It just spins? Is there any way of making it work? I've never had this sort of camera before so I might just be being really daft. Ta.   Denny Tinkerer Username: Denny Post Number: 106 Registered: 08-2009 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 05:21 pm:        Around the focusing lens ring and geared lens ring there are three set screws, about 120 degrees apart. These are what "clamps" the geared rings to the lenses. But - I would not be surprised if the reason the lens doesn't turn is that the old grease has hardend. Agfa and Ricoh used a green grease that hardens with age. On my Model VII, I took one of the two rings off and screwed the lenses out and with a Qtip, lighter fluid and a toothpick removed all of the old grease and put new grease on them. Then I had to re-synchronize the focus lens to the taking lens. Good luck

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