marke
Well-known
Okay, maybe just a C, since it needed no L or A.
Last night, through the help of a couple older threads on RFF, I removed the rear eye piece lens and cleaned it. But the biggest change was in the cleaning of the prisms. There was a very heavy haze on each one of the mirror surfaces. I just cleaned the lenses and mirror surfaces with my usual lens cleaner, "Formular MC" from The Filter Connection. Quite a difference in the clarity now!
A few weeks ago, I did a C&L on my 1946 Summitar. I know these are both relatively simple jobs, but I really had fun it fun and found it satisfying to do the work myself. Now I need to do a CLA on an old 90/4 Elmar. Any suggestions?
Last night, through the help of a couple older threads on RFF, I removed the rear eye piece lens and cleaned it. But the biggest change was in the cleaning of the prisms. There was a very heavy haze on each one of the mirror surfaces. I just cleaned the lenses and mirror surfaces with my usual lens cleaner, "Formular MC" from The Filter Connection. Quite a difference in the clarity now!
A few weeks ago, I did a C&L on my 1946 Summitar. I know these are both relatively simple jobs, but I really had fun it fun and found it satisfying to do the work myself. Now I need to do a CLA on an old 90/4 Elmar. Any suggestions?
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Good going. The Elmar 90 has a simple construction, and if you could handle a Summitar you should have no trouble.
roundg
Well-known
Thanks for the thread. After reading this, I spent 15 mins to clean mine. It's great design.
peterm1
Veteran
These are remarkably easy to disassemble and clean. I don't know of any other piece of photo equipment that is quite so straight forward. I have done a couple and it is great fun to get such good results from a fairly simple job. It seems you had a similar experience to me. I was very pleased when I did mine. I have also done something similar with a Braun turret finder and a Canon vari-finder. But getting to the front elements can be a bit more fiddley.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Cleaning mine was a pain. The view through it was hazy, due to dirt and there was some separation of the adhesive between the prism elements. They spent some time in the oven 
When everything was put back together the view through it was much improved, but still not optimal. I rarely use it, sticking with my VIDOM most of the time.
Meh, The VIOOH was only a bargain from KEH, so I don't mind.
When everything was put back together the view through it was much improved, but still not optimal. I rarely use it, sticking with my VIDOM most of the time.
Meh, The VIOOH was only a bargain from KEH, so I don't mind.
marke
Well-known
Thanks for the replies, guys. This forum sure is filled with a wealth of knowledge!
payasam: Mt 90 Elmar has a really tight lockring on the rear element. And it's obvious that someone else had problems with it's removal once before, as one of the slots is chewed up a bit. I'm going to get the proper tool before I go any further on this.
Thanks, guys!
payasam: Mt 90 Elmar has a really tight lockring on the rear element. And it's obvious that someone else had problems with it's removal once before, as one of the slots is chewed up a bit. I'm going to get the proper tool before I go any further on this.
Thanks, guys!
geebeewien
Member
I just wrote an illustrated step-by-step instruction for cleaning the VIOOH: http://www.burdicek.com/camera/?p=42
