Ikon ZM to be serviced anywhere but Germany.

[jc48375]

The focusing was supposedly calibrated by Zeiss Germany in 2016 and honestly, I truly don't think they did the work as my camera fell through the crack during the process. Zeiss Germany missed the promised date of 3 weeks and couldn't find my camera, and then couldn't find anyone to work on it because the technicians went on vacation.

The camera came back the same; the focusing patch will not match at infinity.

I sent it through Zeiss in New Jersey.

I waited too long to complain so I am going to treat it as a total loss and try again.

I am having a hard time focusing it with the Sonnar; the same lens works fine with Leica M6 and M2 so I am assuming it's the Ikon ZM

Can someone help me find a way to have this Rangefinder recalibrated in Japan (or somewhere reliable and trust worthy) please?

Thanks for any lead.

Cheers,

 

[Bob Michaels]

The ZM is just a basic RF camera requiring no unique technical training or skills for almost all repair. My local camera tech has had no problems working on mine, including finder recalibration in spite of never having seen one before mine.

 

[ForestCap]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhhUMDM4wR0

if you are up to DIY, there is a nice video here.

 

[jc48375]

The ZM is just a basic RF camera requiring no unique technical training or skills for almost all repair. My local camera tech has had no problems working on mine, including finder recalibration in spite of never having seen one before mine.

GREAT NEWS - would you mind sharing the contact information for your local repair shop, please?

thanks

 

[jc48375]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhhUMDM4wR0

if you are up to DIY, there is a nice video here.

Thanks

The video shows how to take it part and where the adjustment screws are but not how to perform the accuracy calibration.

 

[ForestCap]

Thanks

The video shows how to take it part and where the adjustment screws are but not how to perform the accuracy calibration.

http://mattsclassiccameras.com/how-to/industar-61-relubing/

Check the Calibration part
In the paragraph he calibrated the lens instead of the RF, but it's the same idea, just the other way around. In your case, you must have a lens that you are sure that it focus properly, and use it as standard to calibrate the RF.

If you dont have a ground glass, you can use matte-/milky coloured semi-transparent tape instead (should be easy to find in groceries or office item stores), just make sure it is tightly stuck on the film rails. It's not very fiddling to do if you have a tripod and a good magnifier. I've done many times with various RFs and lenses.

 

[Bob Michaels]

GREAT NEWS - would you mind sharing the contact information for your local repair shop, please?

There are many of these all over serving the pro photographers. But most of them strive to serve the high end repair market and exclude the low level amateurs. My guy stays too busy, has no sign in front of the shop, does no advertising, has an unlisted phone number and does no repairs that require shipping unless it is an existing customer out on the road with a critical problem.

Ask some of your serious local photo pros who services their cameras and ask for an introduction. They are out there, you just need a referral to find them.