dingster

Hi, I lost the sync terminal cap on my G2 and would like to replace it. Does

anyone know where I can purchase these?

 

TIA

 

- Daniel

Rich Schleuning emailed back within 2 hours! Just like Bill Marshall said Hasselblad USA is currently handling these repairs on behalf of Zeiss and they're just a 10 minute drive from me!

Thank you all for your responses.

 

Since this lens is practically new I'd like to get the element replaced if the cost is reasonable. I've seen a post here dating back to 2001 where someone was inquiring replacing a rear element for a Zeiss/Hasselblad lens and was quoted $177 for the part and IIRC ~$50 for labor. For that particular case the rear most element was part of a group and the entire group was replaced. It looks like the rear element of the 21 Biogon is in it's own group.

 

I think if the price is in the same ball park(less than $350) IMO it's still worth it to have it fixed. The scratch is small, however relative the SLR lenses the rear element on the Biogon is tiny and since it's so close to the film plane I'm not sure what the impact might be. It is difficult to test since I do not have a baseline to compare to and I do not have a digital M body.

Hi,

 

I have a ZM Biogon 2.8/21 and the rear element has a very tiny hairline scratch

on it. I don't know how that got there, maybe accidental contact with the RF

coupler.

 

I would like to have the rear element replaced. I have contacted Zeiss Germany

and they haven't gotten back to me yet.

 

Does anyone know if Zeiss have any service centers in the US? I understand

these lenses are made in Japan but so far it seems Zeiss Germany handles repair

work for them. Anyone here had elements replaced on their Zeiss lenses and can

shed some light on the ball park cost of such a repair?

 

TIA

 

- Daniel

Hi,

 

I have a 50 1.2A and the inside elements seems a bit dusty. Are there any good

repair shops who specialize in Pentax lenses? Can this be done by any

reputable shop? How much does it usually cost to clean such a lens?

 

TIA

 

- Daniel

Hi,

 

I recently purchased a pre-owned 35 Summicron ASPH. I noticed the aperture ring

needs very little effort to turn as compared to the aperture rings on most pre-G

series Nikon lenses. This is my very first Leica lens so I have no clue if this

is normal.

 

Sometimes when I focus if I am not careful I can accidentally change the

aperture setting if my fingers touch the aperture ring.

 

Can someone tell me if this is normal?

 

TIA

 

- Daniel