Horizon Perfekt Repair

[Hogarth Ferguson]

I just found a Horizon Perfekt a friend gave me ages ago, but the front element is missing for some reason. Does anyone know where I can get this fixed or where I can source a new front element? I'm starting to understand why he gave it to me.

Thanks

 

[x-ray]

You'd have to look for a parts camera most likely and even if you find one the front group probable wouldn't be optimum for the rear group you have. I tried to mate two 121mm Super angulons once. I dropped my 121 and broke two elements in the rear group and found one that had a good rear group and trashed front cell. I wound up sending them to Schneider to get the front and rear cells shimmed to mate properly optically.

As good as Schneider quality control was in those days each set of cells had to be mated optically to work at peak performance.

If you can find one you might get lucky but it's probably cheaper to buy another new one.

By the way they are excellent cameras. I like the one I have much better than the Widelux I had.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

You'd have to look for a parts camera most likely and even if you find one the front group probable wouldn't be optimum for the rear group you have. I tried to mate two 121mm Super angulons once. I dropped my 121 and broke two elements in the rear group and found one that had a good rear group and trashed front cell. I wound up sending them to Schneider to get the front and rear cells shimmed to mate properly optically.

As good as Schneider quality control was in those days each set of cells had to be mated optically to work at peak performance.

If you can find one you might get lucky but it's probably cheaper to buy another new one.

By the way they are excellent cameras. I like the one I have much better than the Widelux I had.

I figured this would be the issue, likely have to sell this one as a parts camera and put the money towards another one.

I borrowed a widelux recently and loved it in use, then I remembered I had this, found it, but that element is gone. BURNED. Oh well. The range of shutter speeds and lever advance really makes it much nicer to use than the Widelux

 

[Huss]

. The range of shutter speeds and lever advance really makes it much nicer to use than the Widelux

The VF is much nicer too and the spirit level visible in the VF is icing on the cake.