[LRflex] Re: Help for Do-It-Yourself lens repair?
- From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:30:41 -0700 (PDT)
Howdy Neil
From what I remember, you don't remove the sctrews but
just loosen them and slide the thing until he lens
focuses at infinity. If it's focusing past infinity
you back it off until you hit the near focus stop and
push a little more. Then you go back to infinity and
push it the other way until it focuses perfectly as it
hits infinity. When that's done you tighten the
screws. Now you have to correct the scale so it will
match up at infinity. To do this you start by removing
the ens pack. With the lens at close focus, unscrew
the rim on the hood and pull the hood back. You will
see a small set screw on the side of the lens. Remove
it and uncrew the ring. when it comes off you can pull
out the entire lens pack and set it somewhere safe.
Now unscrew the top lip on the focusing ring and
remove it. This will reveal the focusing ring
retainer. loosen it a turn or so and now adjust the
the distance scale below the ring to match up to
infinity.
Well, that;'s how I remember it last time I did it
some 20 years ago.
See ya
Javier
--- Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Javier,
>
> > Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 06:54:54 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > You don't need a repair, you need an adjustment!
> > It's been about 20 years since I lasyt took apart
> my
> > old 180. It shouldn't cost that much. the
> sdjustment
> > involves loosening the 2 screws on the edge of the
> > focusing ring and the loosening of the focusing
> ring
> > itself from the front by loosening a threaded
> retainer
> > under the front ring cover. It's not taht
> difficult if
> > I remember correctly.
> >
> Thanks for the encouragement... however now, I can
> use a little more
> information!
>
> I had a chance to take a look at the lens and try
> your suggestions
> the other day. The two screws on the edge of the
> focusing ring appear to
> be
> limiters for the travel of the focusing ring.
> Unfortunately, they came out
> completely after only a couple of loosening turns,
> and while the lens will
> now focus to (and past) infinity, I haven't seen a
> way to reinstall the
> screws as there doesn't appear to be threaded holes
> on the internal
> portion of the ring. I don't hear anything "rattling
> around", so I don't
> think that a retainer was lost internally, but I
> can't know this for sure
> without disassembling the rear portion of the lens.
>
> As you have taken your lens apart, can you tell me
> to what these screws
> attach, and how to locate it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neil
>
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