Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/01
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At 08:41 AM 1/1/2000 +0000, Mike Johnston wrote:
>
>Does anybody know of a crack Zeiss camera repairperson in the U.S.? I
>may like to have this fine old object CLA'd every 50 years or so,
>whether it needs it or not.
Mike
I've had Contessas overhauled by Ken Ruth and John Van Stelten, and I am
certain WW Umbach would do a fine job as well. Oh, and Essex comes highly
recommended for older German gear, as well, though I've never used them.
I routinely pick up Zeiss Ikon cameras twenty years older than yours which
function perfectly -- there is no reason an adequately manufactured
mechanical camera shouldn't continue to work, although slow speeds
sometimes lag a bit until some dry-firing returns them to battery.
Could I trouble you for the body and lens serial number for the Zeiss
Historica Society archives? And the Compur number, if you can read it: it
is on the outer rim facing the front standard, and is quite difficult to read.
Finally, the early Contaflex I and II and the Contessa 35 all shared a male
("screw-over") 27mm filter thread. Zeiss Ikon did make a full range of
hoods and filters to fit these, and both Ednalite and Tiffen made Series V
adapters with this odd thread.
Marc
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