BTW, a proper high quality mill file can look almost as clean as a machine if you’re careful.
Mine is just as stiff. So nice to know it's not impossible to fix, however intimidating. Of course it would no doubt be twice as intimidating for myself.I re-greased a couple lenses. The first was an Industar 61 L39 mount recently acquired on this forum. Completely disassembled everything but the optics, cleaned, and lubed. It’s a smooth little lens now. Testing it on the M3 this weekend.
Finally got the motivation to fix the Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 I picked up at a thrift store last fall. The helicoids were so stiff that on a cold day it was impossible to focus. I either had to fix it or never use it. Kind of intimidating to disassemble so many moving parts, but it all went back together. Works great now. Looking forward to using it more as I really like how versatile it is.
Yes, the Hassy straps are clumsy. Nice solution!I made a strap for my Hasselblad using red webbing. The clips are the reproduction ones via eBay. I wanted a very flexible strap that I could wrap around the body when I tuck it into a camera bag. The genuine Hasselblad narrow leather straps are nice but still a bit too stiff. My OpTech strap is more comfortable but is rather bulky.
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Nice to see the YF once again. Mine has sticky slow speeds and focusing problem. I guess I should look into it as I like its feel, not being as pretentious as the Leicas.Yashica YF took a while to finish.
Loose winding lever, cleaned internal dust, reattached shutter curtains, restored use of slow speeds.
Yashica YF w/ Yashinon 50mm f/1.8
Yes, the Hassy straps are clumsy. Nice solution!
Mine is just as stiff. So nice to know it's not impossible to fix, however intimidating. Of course it would no doubt be twice as intimidating for myself.
There are better Hasselblad straps available, seek and you shall find.
There are better Hasselblad straps available, seek and you shall find.
For my taste, wider straps are more comfortable. For my Nikons, I love those wide yellow ones. For my Hassy, I got this wide synthetic strap (from a seller here, long time ago), that has a softer padding on the part that rests on the shoulder/neck.
Thanks AZ - think I will hold my fire for now, as it's really quite a few years since I've taken helicoids apart.The 105mm Micro Nikkor probably isn’t a good first project due to all the parts and nested helicoids, but if you’ve worked on other lenses before it’s not that much harder. Also, any Nikon service center should be familiar with them. Fortunately there’s still a shop in town that will service service many lenses and film/digital cameras from major companies.
Thanks Sir, will try!There are better Hasselblad straps available, seek and you shall find.
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