Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 135mm Hektor
From: Don McClure <mcclure1@erols.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:11:23 -0500

>I have an M mount 135 4.5 Hektor that I would like to use with a Visoflex. I 
>need to know how to remove the lens head. I understand from some cryptic 
>comments in previous posts concerning the Visoflex that removing the lens 
>head entails unscrewing the apeture ring. I'm a pretty dense person and 
>looking at the lens I can't figure out how removing the apeture ring will 
>allow the lens head to be removed. I would GREATLY appreciate it if some 
>knowing individual out there could give me step-by-step directions (since I 
>don't want to wreck the lens by doing something stupid)for removing the lens 
>head.
>
>Phil in MI
>
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The head should unscrew from the body of the lens directly behind the 
aperture ring. On my Hektor (No. 1347707 LTM from about 1956), there is a 
joint visible directly below the aperture ring where the head unscrews.


Good luck,

Don McClure
Abingdon, MD