Just dropped my Color Skopar 21

[Roberto]

From about 1 meter high, :bang: it had both front and rear cap, and I can't see nothing wrong with it..

Do you think t may be messed up in some way?

Thanks!
Rob.

 

[stuken]

A list of some of the things I have dropped with no consequences from a meter or higher, onto cement or wood.

Pen EE
XA (a couple times)
XA2 (a couple times)
20mm tokina(labeled spiratone) attached to my nikon fm
50mm 1.8 e series
yashica 124G
olympus SP35
Leica IIIf with summitar 5cm (this didn't actually fall, it tumbled down a flight of stairs in side of my camera bag)

I'm very clumsy, and drop things all the time. I'm sure its fine.

 

[Al Kaplan]

Try it! Does the focussing ring turn smoothly? The fiilter threads and mount shouldn't be bent because of the caps. Are the aperture blades in place and moving correctly? Does anything rattle when you shake it? Most likely it's just fine.

 

[whitecat]

Take off both caps, look thru it in the light, open and close the apeture, try to screw on a filter. Sounds like it should be ok.

 

[MartinP]

Clearly it is completely destroyed. Just mail it to me and I will dispose of it safely for you.

Aren't I kind ?



More seriously, the checks mentioned by the others in the thread should enable a proper assessment for you. Good luck !

 

[Roberto]

Clearly it is completely destroyed. Just mail it to me and I will dispose of it safely for you.

Aren't I kind ?



More seriously, the checks mentioned by the others in the thread should enable a proper assessment for you. Good luck !

Thanks to everyone, I did all the tests you suggested and no rattles, no strange behavior of blades, focus is smooth..

just a very little sign under the serial number, but nothing I would have noticed also if it was already there..

No I loaded a Fomapan into my Zorki 1, I'll fire some shot with it hoping that it'll work fine..

Thanks guys,
Rob.

 

[M. Valdemar]

Now is the perfect time to sell it on eBay as "perfect, always babied".

 

[Roberto]

Hey, Roberto, post a photo of the Zorki wearing the 21. I'd like to see what that combo looks like.

Sure I will, it's indeed a quite nice looking combo..
R.

 

[Roberto]

Now is the perfect time to sell it on eBay as "perfect, always babied".

Errr.. no pls.. I hate having ppl chasing me with a gun

 

[Roberto]

Zorki 1 And CV Skopar 21/f4

Zorki 1 And CV Skopar 21/f4

Hey, Roberto, post a photo of the Zorki wearing the 21. I'd like to see what that combo looks like.

Here you are

First is My Zorki 1 + SBOOI + Industar 50 collapsible; second is with Color Skopar 21 + finder.

I like it more with the SBOOI

Cheers,
Rob.