An interesting thread. I purchased a 500c about a year ago and, based on the photographs taken, appears to function well. The lens, an early crhome 80 Planar, will focus correctly at infinity but if I was forced to use the focus scale for intermediate distances, said scale placed at 50 feet brings into focus an item which measures 25 feet away. I've not had any out of focus issues or any other focus issues. Is this discrepancy between measured distance and the distance scale on the lens what you are referring to? Does this issue appear in the actual photographs taken with said lenses or are we discussing an anomaly which is usefull for discussion only but has no practical value when focusing on a particular subject?
I'm thinking of David Odess, Harry Fleenor, Sherry Krauter, and Canada's Gerry Smith. There surely are many more......
No genius can compare with experience.
I've occasionally done camera repair myself, with some measure of success and I've enjoyed the process.
There is however nothing like sending the thing off to someone who has serviced perhaps thousands of cameras, just like yours, and
completely understands all the nuances of applying lubrication, adjusting focus, adjusting shutter speed then putting it all back together looking like
it had never been apart. I'm thinking of David Odess, Harry Fleenor, Sherry Krauter, and Canada's Gerry Smith. There surely are many more......
No genius can compare with experience.
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