Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 12/02/01 17:50:49 Paris, Madrid, idag@pce.net a écrit : << Hello All, I have a screwmount 3.5cm f3.5 Leitz Summaron that has quite a bit of cloudiness on some internal elements that I want to clean off. The trouble is, neither I nor my local camera repairman can figure out how to disassemble the lens. Spanner-ring notches exist on two different retaining rings on the rear of the lens, but when trying to turn them out, they are met with very stiff resistance after a few turns. Any ideas on getting it apart? I don't need advice on where or who to send it to, only on disassembly information. Thanks, Rob McElroy Buffalo, NY >> Try to dissassemble a Leica lens and you will see the diaphragm blades going off . You will quikly discover that it is almost impossible to set them back by yourself . I had a 35 summicron pre-asph whose front element came loose after a trip on the floor of double turbo'prop Embraer airplane . It took me about 50 hours , in several days , to put it back toghether . Good luck . JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE