Zeiss Ikon ZI(M) repair in NYC

silvergelatin

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Hello everyone.

Do you guys know of any camera repair shops/guys in New York that do rangefinder adjustment/alignment for Zeiss Ikon Zi's?

I bought mine used and its taken a few bumps while with me (damn doors) and upon developing my latest roll, the focus is less than acceptable.

Is there any way I can do this myself?

I really want to optimize it for close focus at 1.4 on a CV 35mm 1.4 nokton, and so far most shots I've tried have been fairly off. not sure if its the lens or the finder, but I tried an industar 61 at 2.8 at close focus and that too was fairly off (although maybe that's not a good test to determine what's wrong?)

Can you guys help me out? Any info will be much appreciated.
 
Nippon no problem

Nippon no problem

Nippon is fast and good. They had my ZI ready to go in just less than 7 days for a CLA.

Nippon?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/nippon-photo-clinic-service-new-york

However, make sure its not the lens before adjusting the camera... the nokton is known for its focus shift (which may or may not be the issue here). I believe the Industar 61 may have shift as well. I guess what I'm saying is that you should borrow a lens you know is reliable and test your camera.
 
It would be a good idea to shoot a focus test wide open and stopped down 2 stops. My test is to draw a ruler on an A4 paper with 1cm increments and big cross or X at the center, and shoot it on tripod at 45 degrees. I have 3 bodies and 4 lenses, and all are mostly quite accurate but there are slight variations, and I know by now which lens likes which camera the most :)
 
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