Miles.
Beamsplitter
Hi all,
Are there any books or manuals (in-print, out-of-print, or PDF) dedicated to the servicing of rangefinder lenses? Whether it be for specific brands, models, or perhaps as a generalist guide?
I have various Nikkor RF, Contax RF, and LTM lenses which are too far gone, optically, to justify a professional service and I'd like to try servicing them as practice for perhaps one day servicing future lenses which I hope to actually use.
Thanks for your thoughts and leads.
Are there any books or manuals (in-print, out-of-print, or PDF) dedicated to the servicing of rangefinder lenses? Whether it be for specific brands, models, or perhaps as a generalist guide?
I have various Nikkor RF, Contax RF, and LTM lenses which are too far gone, optically, to justify a professional service and I'd like to try servicing them as practice for perhaps one day servicing future lenses which I hope to actually use.
Thanks for your thoughts and leads.
mpaniagua
Newby photographer
mpaniagua
Newby photographer
There are a couple of lens repair manuals
https://learncamerarepair.com/productlist.php?keywords=Lens
Marcelo
https://learncamerarepair.com/productlist.php?keywords=Lens
Marcelo
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Thanks for this link, Marcelo! This looks like a good place to start.
mpaniagua
Newby photographer
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Another great one, thanks!
VictorM.
Well-known
Not a manual, but mikeno62 has many relevant videos on utube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeno62/videos. On ebay, nobby sparrow has a booklet dealing with Leitz lenses and accessories. Edit: he did a while ago but I couldn't find it just now.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Thanks for the YouTube link!
I think Nobby Sparrow had to (hopefully only briefly) suspend his Ebay page because of shipping issues but it's nice to know he also had repair booklets listed.
rfaspen
[insert pithy phrase here]
Nobby sparrow had specific elmar and summaron repair manuals. I thought I had the summaron copy here somewhere but can't find it. Hope nobby comes back.
View Range
Well-known
richardhaw.com Richard has nice articles on many lenses. He does performance testing as well as repair for each lens in his archive. He has done mostly Nikon SLR lenses, but he has also done some Nikon RF lenses and some non-Nikon lenses.
Dralowid
Michael
The secret to success is learning how to encourage a 50-60 year old lens to come apart without damaging anything...
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
"Just google it".
In my past with RF lenses service, all I have to do is to google it. Return comes as instructions (in the past) and often as video (most recent).
Learn how to google.
In my past with RF lenses service, all I have to do is to google it. Return comes as instructions (in the past) and often as video (most recent).
Learn how to google.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
They have some nice detailed walk-throughs on their site for a few RF lenses.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
Your comment is entirely unhelpful and goes against the spirit of this forum.
For Books- I like Thomas Tomosy for a How to Get Started. Many available on Kindle.
For online Nikon- Richard Haw is a real resource, already given above.
Also- look through
https://learncamerarepair.com/
Many manuals.
For online Nikon- Richard Haw is a real resource, already given above.
Also- look through
https://learncamerarepair.com/
Many manuals.
Miles.
Beamsplitter
I didn't know about Tomosy, thanks for that rec!