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CZJ 135 3.5 aperature substitute
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:28 am    Post subject: CZJ 135 3.5 aperature substitute Reply with quote

I found my CZJ 135 3.5 aperature stuck last week. I tried to clean it myself... however, I broke on of the aperature blade during installation after cleaning!
Do any lens (which should be cheap) have similar aperature structure with CZJ 135? So that I can find "parts" to repair my CZJ!!!


PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:23 am    Post subject: Re: CZJ 135 3.5 aperature substitute Reply with quote

yuen_kei wrote:
I found my CZJ 135 3.5 aperature stuck last week. I tried to clean it myself... however, I broke on of the aperature blade during installation after cleaning!
Do any lens (which should be cheap) have similar aperature structure with CZJ 135? So that I can find "parts" to repair my CZJ!!!


IMHO your best bet is to find a battered CZJ 135 3.5 with big scratches on the optics. Should be really ceap and you get lots of spare blades Smile


PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Repairing the Zeiss 135/3,5 is sometimes tricky, I found out by myself Smile I didn't brake the blades but one spring got missing...

I uploaded a part of the Zeiss repair manual, at the end of the pdf you will find a (maybe incomplete) list of different blade types (diameter). If you find another lens with same blade diameter (and shape!) of yours, you may use them for repair.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:13 am    Post subject: Re: CZJ 135 3.5 aperature substitute Reply with quote

Thanks martyn_bannister, I have been looking for such a lens with scratch and fugus for some time, but there is not much on ebXX. Are there any other sources where I can look for?

Thanks Gonzoo, it's tricky, especially it is very hard to "re-install" the smaller spring...


PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:29 am    Post subject: Re: CZJ 135 3.5 aperature substitute Reply with quote

yuen_kei wrote:

Thanks Gonzoo, it's tricky, especially it is very hard to "re-install" the smaller spring...


I know exactly what you mean Smile

As far as I remember there was a guide at flickr, how to reinstall that spring with ease but I dont have that url handy.


PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know there are CZJ 135/3.5 in other mount (e.g. Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 3.5/135 MC ) other than M42, aren't there?
If positive, are the aperature of them identical? So, I can replace my broken one in the M42 lens...