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Will Buy\Trade for an unusable lens
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:24 am    Post subject: Will Buy\Trade for an unusable lens Reply with quote

Im interested in lens that features a severe Optical Cement problem, rough haze or seperation.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gee, are you into repairs are just looking for spare parts?


PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dima will repair it he would like to try how he able to do it.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes i will repair a lens like that.
I have successfully treated a 50mm 1.7 pentax lens with that problem, i have got access to necessary equipment not long ago, and i would like to see more results and maybe this could be a vital treatment for lenses otherwise not usable.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi

Would you be interested in trading for this lens?

http://forum.mflenses.com/a-schacht-ulm-travegon-35mm-3-5-coating-problem-t48544.html

(ebay id- donisabel)


PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you provide the optical scheme of this lens?
i need to see if there are glued elements in the rear group where you got this problem.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont have the optical scheme for the lens and can´t seem to find it online.

From Vade Mecum:

"Travegon f3.5 35mm 6-glass, This was one of the favourites of the set. It was seen in a
black and alloy mount at No226,51x for M42 and No139,24x for Exakta VX. Coded 'R'. It may be near Alpagon
in design"

In fact i believe the problem with the sharpness may be due to the cementing of the 2 glasses from the rear element and not the coating. I've looked through and it looks like "watery" or kind of like gel inbetween both glasses.


PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a Prakticar 200mm f3.5 that has a really bad haze, not even usable, needs repair. Other then that haze it seems pretty decent - I couldn't stop it down to test but at f3.5 its sharpness was decent. It has been falling apart for a while, and one day, the focusing part of the lens came off. It's a really unusual lens, my research brought up nothing other than the fact it was a re-branded Japanese lens that was sold by a distributor In London the name of which I cannot remember. It appears to be the front element because when I removed it the front element was hazy. So not only some bad glass to deal with but also a general repair job Razz


PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow sorry i havent seen your post! i've sent you a PM, if all goes well i'll post the results in the repairs forum.