jeff laitila
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I recently found a new in the box 50mm f0.95 TV lens on Ebay, and after a bloody bidding war I ended up winning it. The winning bid was $1,150, and went this high because the lens was brand new dead stock.
It appears to have been originally purchased by the Military in 1970, but since that time it had been sitting in some warehouse unused and just recently made its way to eBay. It's in absolutely stellar condition, and the box even contains the original packet of desiccant.
I bought it with the intention of having it modified to Leica M mount so i can use it on my R-D1. The only problem is that after that many years sitting on a shelf, the grease seems to have solidified and th focus ring is stuck at 1.5 meters. The aperture ring turns smoothly, with nice tactile clicks at each stop, but the focus ring is frozen.
So now I need a lead on a god camera repair shop where I can have it worked on. (Taken apart and have the old grease removed and new grease added as well as get it modified to M mount.) I'd prefer to send it it just one place to have all the work done.
Does anyone know of a good place to get this kind of work done?
Many thanks.
Jeff
It appears to have been originally purchased by the Military in 1970, but since that time it had been sitting in some warehouse unused and just recently made its way to eBay. It's in absolutely stellar condition, and the box even contains the original packet of desiccant.
I bought it with the intention of having it modified to Leica M mount so i can use it on my R-D1. The only problem is that after that many years sitting on a shelf, the grease seems to have solidified and th focus ring is stuck at 1.5 meters. The aperture ring turns smoothly, with nice tactile clicks at each stop, but the focus ring is frozen.
So now I need a lead on a god camera repair shop where I can have it worked on. (Taken apart and have the old grease removed and new grease added as well as get it modified to M mount.) I'd prefer to send it it just one place to have all the work done.
Does anyone know of a good place to get this kind of work done?
Many thanks.
Jeff
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