Impact damage
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Mamiya 7 150mm Lens: Replacing a Bent Filter Ring
This 150mm Mamiya 7 lens was attached to a Mamiya 7II and it took a fall. Fortunately, the lens filter ring absorbed most of the energy and the camera and…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Bent Filter Ring and Sand in the Focus Helicoid
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens came into the shop with a badly damaged front filter ring and stuck focus. Not only was the filter ring deeply bent, but the name…
Pentax 6x7 55mm: Removing a Dented Filter
A common issue is impact damage to the front of a lens filter ring. When the filter is damaged it will be out of round and often will not unscrew from the…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Filter Ring Replacement and Rangefinder Cam
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens arrived with two issues: 1.) damaged filter ring 2.) rangefinder calibration off. While I can normally straighten damaged filter…
RB67 37mm Fish Eye: Replacing a Butchered Locking Ring
This Mamiya RB67 37mm Fish Eye lens gets my vote for "Most Butchered Repair of the Week". My client purchased this lens knowing that the locking ring had…
Mamiya 7II: Dropped Camera, Stuck Rangefinder and Flange Check
This Mamiya 7II outfit came in for examination after being dropped. The immediate symptom was that the rangefinder would not move. And the 80mm lens was…
Mamiya Press 50mm f/6.3: Dented Rear Rim and Stuck Seikosha-S Shutter
This 50mm f/6.3 Mamiya Press Lens arrived in the shop with a couple of issues: the rear element group had a very severe ding on the edge. And the shutter…
RZ67 110mm Lens: Broken Diaphragm Pin and Shutter Replacement
This Mamiya RZ67 110mm lens came into the shop with a diaphragm that did not work. The issue was straightforward, the pin on the diaphragm control ring had…
Packing Cameras for Shipping: RB67 and RZ67 Damage Examples
I get a lot of cameras shipped to me via USPS, FedEx and UPS. Most make the trip safely. But this month I have received several packages that were badly…
Mamiya 6: Stuck Frame Lines and Broken Viewfinder Glass
This Mamiya 6 came into the shop with a complaint of the frame finder lines not moving (stuck on 50mm). This tells me that the frame finder mechanism is…
RZ67 110mm Lens: Straightening a Dented Filter Ring
Client sent in a photo of his dented lens filter ring on a Mamiya RZ67 110mm lens (photo one). While it is nicely dented, I could tell that this would be…