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Veteran
I'll not be original here. Some months ago I got Lynx 14 with working shutter, so finally I'm breathing life into it. This are more documentary remarks, because all of this has been described before me and much better, I believe.
First I though I'll replace with lightseals only plus RF glass cleaning, but...there's point I'll return later. I noticed aperture ring sometimes kind of drags, though aperture opened and closed. Later in closer inspection I noticed on lens inner surface whitish deposit, little bit of 2x3mm and seemed like spider web. So I hadn't choice.
Lens rim were very slightly dented, I could screw in lens hood but with some fiddling. Happily lens nameplate come off easily. To remove front element, I applied very small amount of lighter fluid (further LF) aound element and let it stay for day or two, then it came out nicely without special tools.
Whitish residue cleaned up with vinegar and I'll watch lens. While opened, also cleaned aperture blades by "lazy paper strips method", cleaned out dust from aperture ring (there's also internal slice of metal for ISO setting), took off old grease from speed ring assembly which goes into aperture ring.
Shutters work dry, they say, though I applied very thin layer of molibden grease on that connection, material even looks like hard graphite or so, very much like bearing.
Straightened dent on lens rim, it can not be done on camera - it's not foil-like rim as on Electro, it's thick and resists well so straightening without removal draws potential problems either with internals or front element.
Shutter mechanism seems very clean and it work without a hick so I left it working.
Now comes funny part. Cleaning narrow gap between barrel and shutter cup, small piece of cotton bud fell down, right where aperture selection lives. I little panicked and released focus ring to see that it doesn't allows access (I knew it, but nerves, nerves). Scene of disassembled shutter quicly flew before my eyes and as it happens in stressful situations, mind generated easy fix - I sucked air by mouth from that gap and voila - white threads of bud showed up, then I took out bud with curved wire. If it's working, don't fix it ! Now I had lens needing focus adjustment, well, I haven't did this before, nice it happens now.
After putting lens together I noticed how SMOOOOTH aperture ring is now. Lens is big? Yes. Bulky ? No. It works like big powerful car with pneumatic suspension and all that power-stuff. I start feeling what 14 means. It's not only faster glass (over 5000, I mean, or KAS2), it's slightly different breed.
On arrival I also noticed that meter needle isn't projected in VF. 5000 does. Unglued mirror, we have read. Sure, diagonal strip near meter were missing but in VF there were no even traces of glue. Were mirrow in VF fastened by other means? Time ago I wondered why S. Gandy writes "Metering is indicated in the finder OR the top plate". Notice OR. But hey, manual suggests matching needle in VF or on top plate, pictures show both.
Who can comment on this - do 14 were manufactured with either top plate or VF meter display or I'm stirring water?
Anyway, I glued pieces of metallic baking foil (watch shiny side) and now reading project in VF. Will I use meter? Who knows, for a while seems that with mercury cell readings match handheld meter.
So now I need to find proper substitute for ground glass to adjust focus. All semitransparent tapes, sheets and what else I found home have coarse structure which prevents seeing details. So I'll look for something better and for magnifying glass, too.
What's next? Focus, RF adjustment if any, cleaning RF glass, light seals and...hope to post pics if any nice will come out.
Returning to issue mentioned before. 14 lied under my table about two months, I inspected it, decided what will need work, even purchased lens hood before even using it. But I felt disconnected from it. When I started to work, I immediately felt increasing contact with camera, I'll be very pathetic now, saying it's like taking care of kid. When I play with daughter I discover what she's is like, what she likes, what misses and what could be done differently. Same here - now I feel that camera is truly becoming mine. Previous life has ended and now another begins, with me. Similar feelings were with any other camera I've fixed/serviced and started to use. Even Petri 7 which I don't use much, responds to me with some inner glow. Well, maybe I'm just worse variety of gear-o-holic? 😱
First I though I'll replace with lightseals only plus RF glass cleaning, but...there's point I'll return later. I noticed aperture ring sometimes kind of drags, though aperture opened and closed. Later in closer inspection I noticed on lens inner surface whitish deposit, little bit of 2x3mm and seemed like spider web. So I hadn't choice.
Lens rim were very slightly dented, I could screw in lens hood but with some fiddling. Happily lens nameplate come off easily. To remove front element, I applied very small amount of lighter fluid (further LF) aound element and let it stay for day or two, then it came out nicely without special tools.
Whitish residue cleaned up with vinegar and I'll watch lens. While opened, also cleaned aperture blades by "lazy paper strips method", cleaned out dust from aperture ring (there's also internal slice of metal for ISO setting), took off old grease from speed ring assembly which goes into aperture ring.
Shutters work dry, they say, though I applied very thin layer of molibden grease on that connection, material even looks like hard graphite or so, very much like bearing.
Straightened dent on lens rim, it can not be done on camera - it's not foil-like rim as on Electro, it's thick and resists well so straightening without removal draws potential problems either with internals or front element.
Shutter mechanism seems very clean and it work without a hick so I left it working.
Now comes funny part. Cleaning narrow gap between barrel and shutter cup, small piece of cotton bud fell down, right where aperture selection lives. I little panicked and released focus ring to see that it doesn't allows access (I knew it, but nerves, nerves). Scene of disassembled shutter quicly flew before my eyes and as it happens in stressful situations, mind generated easy fix - I sucked air by mouth from that gap and voila - white threads of bud showed up, then I took out bud with curved wire. If it's working, don't fix it ! Now I had lens needing focus adjustment, well, I haven't did this before, nice it happens now.
After putting lens together I noticed how SMOOOOTH aperture ring is now. Lens is big? Yes. Bulky ? No. It works like big powerful car with pneumatic suspension and all that power-stuff. I start feeling what 14 means. It's not only faster glass (over 5000, I mean, or KAS2), it's slightly different breed.
On arrival I also noticed that meter needle isn't projected in VF. 5000 does. Unglued mirror, we have read. Sure, diagonal strip near meter were missing but in VF there were no even traces of glue. Were mirrow in VF fastened by other means? Time ago I wondered why S. Gandy writes "Metering is indicated in the finder OR the top plate". Notice OR. But hey, manual suggests matching needle in VF or on top plate, pictures show both.
Who can comment on this - do 14 were manufactured with either top plate or VF meter display or I'm stirring water?
Anyway, I glued pieces of metallic baking foil (watch shiny side) and now reading project in VF. Will I use meter? Who knows, for a while seems that with mercury cell readings match handheld meter.
So now I need to find proper substitute for ground glass to adjust focus. All semitransparent tapes, sheets and what else I found home have coarse structure which prevents seeing details. So I'll look for something better and for magnifying glass, too.
What's next? Focus, RF adjustment if any, cleaning RF glass, light seals and...hope to post pics if any nice will come out.
Returning to issue mentioned before. 14 lied under my table about two months, I inspected it, decided what will need work, even purchased lens hood before even using it. But I felt disconnected from it. When I started to work, I immediately felt increasing contact with camera, I'll be very pathetic now, saying it's like taking care of kid. When I play with daughter I discover what she's is like, what she likes, what misses and what could be done differently. Same here - now I feel that camera is truly becoming mine. Previous life has ended and now another begins, with me. Similar feelings were with any other camera I've fixed/serviced and started to use. Even Petri 7 which I don't use much, responds to me with some inner glow. Well, maybe I'm just worse variety of gear-o-holic? 😱
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