Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Servicing a Mamiya 7 80mm lens. This lens had so called “haze” which turned out to be cleanable. Sometimes, with fungus, the glass/coating is damaged and can’t be restored without lots of heroics.
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens came into the shop from over the ocean (Brisbane to be exact) with a complaint of haze in the rear element assembly. Often, with…
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens came into the shop with the haze as shown in the first photo. My client told me that this suddenly appeared so I was hopeful that…
This post is about desiccant. Please use it around storage of your cameras. This lens (Mamiya 7 80mm lens) had some moisture on the elements so it has been…