On gear repairs
As some of you may have read, I broke my FA*400/5.6 a couple of weeks ago, and the light meter on MZ-S went wonky in multi-segment mode. When I got home, I also noticed that my FA50/1.4 had accumulated some bright white specs of dust inside, and needed cleaning. So I turned it in with the two other items and included the *istD for cleaning as well. To take the latter first, it took the repairman less than an hour to clean the 50mm and the *istD to brilliance. The MZ-S also had an "easy fix", to my surprise. Apparently, the metering sensor had come loose and moved out of position. Part of the sensor was obscured, and caused readings about 5 stops off the actual value. He promised me it was now securely attached. The lens will also be revived. None of the optical elements were damaged, but the entire lens tube was bent as I suspected. However, the price of replacing the tube is considerably less than buying a new one. On a sidenote, I also made my first sale of an enlargement from the GFM trip today. So all is well that ends well I suppose...:-) Jostein -
Re: On gear repairs
Wow, that's a bad run of problems. Given what it could have cost, you did pretty well.
Re: On gear repairs
Hi! J> As some of you may have read, I broke my FA*400/5.6 a couple of weeks ago, J> and the light meter on MZ-S went wonky in multi-segment mode. J> When I got home, I also noticed that my FA50/1.4 had accumulated some bright J> white specs of dust inside, and needed cleaning. So I turned it in with the J> two other items and included the *istD for cleaning as well. J> To take the latter first, it took the repairman less than an hour to clean J> the 50mm and the *istD to brilliance. J> The MZ-S also had an "easy fix", to my surprise. Apparently, the metering J> sensor had come loose and moved out of position. Part of the sensor was J> obscured, and caused readings about 5 stops off the actual value. He J> promised me it was now securely attached. J> The lens will also be revived. None of the optical elements were damaged, J> but the entire lens tube was bent as I suspected. However, the price of J> replacing the tube is considerably less than buying a new one. J> On a sidenote, I also made my first sale of an enlargement from the GFM trip J> today. J> So all is well that ends well I suppose...:-) Jostein, these are excellent news ... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
