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Ken Doody
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 07:05 pm: | 
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Hello, I have recently bought an Argus C-4 which looks good cosmetically. It has some free play in the lens (moves slightly back and forth, sort of a wobble). I ran a roll of Ektachrome through it, and the focus and general sharpness is fine. Any suggestions as to the play in the lens? Thanks for any help,
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Dan Cluley
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 10:34 pm: |
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I think a tiny amount of play is pretty normal there. If the threads were completely tight it would be much harder to turn, and the C-four lensdoesn't have any internal guides or slides or anything. If the focus looks good, I'd not worry about it. 
Have you cleaned the shutter blades? C-four shutters tend to accumulate oils from the lens grease, and the resulting drag on the shutter blades can cause serious stress on irreplacable parts in the mechanism.
Dan Cluley |
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