Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, take care! Maybe that piece of material was meant not only to block light, but also to adjust the lens to a proper distance from - and parallel to - the focal plane. Martin Dans un courrier daté du 02/11/01 10:40:31 Paris, Madrid, matej.novak@hermes.si a écrit : > A while ago I have reported that my Jupiter-3 lens would not > mount completely on my Leica IIIc. Well in the meantime I have > tried it on various cameras (Fed, Zorki and Leica), and on all > of them it mounted without problems. Then I decided to check > the lens mount on my IIIc (or is it called a flange?). Well after > unscrewing it from the camera body, surprise, surprise the lens > would screw in without any problems! After further investigation > I came to the conclusion that when I tighten the screws on the > lens mount (flange?) it bends somehow, preventing my Jupiter-3 > to screw in completely. I have left the screws a little bit loose > and now I'm able to mount the Jupiter-3 to my IIIc. > > Any comments from the group whether this would have some effect > on the quality of the photos? > > One more thing, under the lens mount (flange?) there is some > kind of a cloth that was thicker in some parts than in the > others - this is probably the cause of the whole problem. Is this > cloth supposed to be there? And if yes, does anybody know about > any guidelines how thin it should be or how it should be applied? > > Cheers, > Matej > Those cameras used to have some gaskets under the flange . Maybe yours was dissassembled and poorly reassembled . Also check for light leaks and I suggest you put some kind of thread locking on the small screws ( sugared water is ok for those tiny screws ) . Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html