Super-Takumar 55mm f2 Out of Alignment

[st. paulitan]

Hey gang,

I've got a Super-Takumar 55mm f2 and the infinity mark and f16 are off center with the little red arrow (and correspondingly at the other end as well, see pix). Easy fix? DIY fix? Take it to a shop?

Thanks!

Bill

 

[kuuan]

I don't have the lens with me right now, but I believe that there might be 3 tiny screws on that ring that is out of alignement, if so they would need to be unscrewed just enough to put the ring back into the right position and then tightened again

edit: I remember one Takumar lens of mine that had not it's position changed but a loose scale ring and tightening tiny screws solved the problem, but it will depend on the lens and it may not be all that easy for every, see:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums...62202-super-takumar-loose-dof-scale-ring.html
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums...-takumar-50mm-1-4-distance-scale-problem.html

 

[st. paulitan]

Thanks for the tips, kuuan! By the way, I've been checking out your BW pictures on Flickr. Very nice!

Cheers,

Bill

 

[kuuan]

you are most welcome Bill and I hope my input helps!
oh, glad you looked at some of my photos! I don't do much B&W, all the merrier that you like some