Can I remove dust from my Iskra 2 lens?

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When I cleaned my Iskra 2-lens I found out that it has some dust inside it. Did anyone here open up theirs? Should I give it a try or stay away? I am of course a bit afraid to disturb the shutter.

/matti
 
If the lens construction is is the same as the 75mm/3.5 Solinar on the Agfa Super Isolette, the answer is yes.

The front elements unscrew from inner helical. The rear element, unscrews from the rear of the helical. I use an old fashioned drafting compass with two metal tips to remove the front cells and a lens spanner for rear element.
 
optikhit said:
If the dusts are not so many, pls let they be. They will not affect the quality of image.
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If I remove the dust I will be able to compare before and after-shots. Then I will know if I need to do it ;)

/matti
 
Thanks! This sounds quite like the big Bessa 6x9 that I cleaned. And that was easy!

/matti

Solinar said:
If the lens construction is is the same as the 75mm/3.5 Solinar on the Agfa Super Isolette, the answer is yes.

The front elements unscrew from inner helical. The rear element, unscrews from the rear of the helical. I use an old fashioned drafting compass with two metal tips to remove the front cells and a lens spanner for rear element.
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Yep, in this case this is a unit focusing assembly, so you will not need to recollimate the lens.

The main thing to cleaning really is to remove any haze that may have settled on the lens.
 
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