RB67 Pro S: Lens Stuck on Body After Impact Damage
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
This RB67 Pro S came into the shop with the complaint that the lens could not be removed. Body and lens working fine, but the lens lock ring would not fully rotate counterclockwise to allow release. Upon inspection, the front cover of the camera was quite bent as seen in the first photo. After some work on getting the lens removed (small hammer on the front cover), the lens was discovered to have had some impact damage to the locking ring as seen in photo two. The final photo shows some body work being done to the ring to restore its functionality. After new light seals and a replacement front cover the camera is now ready to go.
