Collapsable sonnar!

[mob81]

I bought one, but each shot was out of focus. All the shot were with the lens extended!

How to use it?

 

[wlewisiii]

Did you pull it fully out, then twist it until it stops? If it is correctly in place you can not then just push it back down into the camera; you have to twist it back the other way first.

 

[mob81]

Thanks, I think I did that but I have to do it again and check carefully.

Regards,
Mohammed

 

[Highway 61]

Your lens may have been wacked out of its correct specs, infinity-collimating wise. Such things happen, especially with such old lenses which are very prone to have been disassembled and not properly reassembled.

 

[rxmd]

How far out of focus was it? Do you have any in-focus parts in your images, or are the images just mushy goo?

 

[mob81]

Few were mushy and few had part in focus, one image was in focus as I recall!

The film was shot about 40 days ago, I'll try another film soon and will report back.

Thanks all

 

[Highway 61]

Before wasting another roll of film (in case the lens has some collmation problems), just check it out like it's explained on this page :

http://elekm.net/zeiss-ikon/repair/collimate/

Of course properly uncollapse and lock it before beginning the check-out.

 

[mob81]

It worked when I locked it extended as you guys mentioned. It's working like it should.
I must thought that I locked it while it wasn't!!

Thanks to you all.