Very clear instructions - will use this excellent video to help me remove light fungal infection on a fine old Super Takumar from the 60s-70s. I'll use 90% alcohol then water on genuine cotton buds to clean the lens' surfaces + mobile phone camera to record each stage and to note convex & concave sides of each piece of glass in relation to lens-bloc rings, as you helpfully point out. Fortunately the focusing ring is as smooth as butter, so no need to interfere with the helicoid threads. Thanks for making the video.
Excellent. This vid more than any other has inspired me to get the appropriate tools and give this a go. Can you perhaps cover disassembly/cleaning of an SMC-Takumar at some stage, as their construction is significantly different (aperture communication lever etc.), and if it's not too much trouble, do a vid on how to deal with a lens with fungus, i.e. what sort of cleaning agent would you use to try and get it off the lens surfaces? PS Where did you get the manuals?
+Hooray for Pentax! Excellent to hear of your enthusiasm. Fungus can be of the type that is superficial which can be removed with isopropyl alcohol and a soft chamois. Or fungus can be of the type that resembles spider web tendrils, this type usually attacks and scars the lens coating. Identifying and accessing the fungus on various lenses would be a good subject for some Fix Old Camera videos. Thank you for your interest.
+Daniel Fraser Thank you for your interest and suggestions, presently available on Fix Old Cameras - Pentax 67 300mm Lens. Hopefully more Pentax 67 videos will be produced in the not to distant future.
The name plate ring and front element group can be stubborn. Try seeping some isopropyl alcohol around the threads and letting it soak a few minutes. Several applications might be needed. As a last resort the name plate ring might have to be drilled to accept spanner points. A solid spanner tool is also important.
Anytime the focusing helical threads are separated the re-timing can be an issue. Rating difficulty depends on your patience and skill level. Recommend that the inexperienced clean the threads as well as possible without actually separating the threaded components.
Helpful as far as it goes... is there now no way to solve the separation issue between lenses?
Great video! Straight forward and very well recorded for the purpose.
Thanks!!
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Very clear instructions - will use this excellent video to help me remove light fungal infection on a fine old Super Takumar from the 60s-70s. I'll use 90% alcohol then water on genuine cotton buds to clean the lens' surfaces + mobile phone camera to record each stage and to note convex & concave sides of each piece of glass in relation to lens-bloc rings, as you helpfully point out. Fortunately the focusing ring is as smooth as butter, so no need to interfere with the helicoid threads. Thanks for making the video.
Sounds like all went very well. Thank you for your interest in Fix Old Cameras.
Fantastic video. Very clear instruction.
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Thank you so much for the kind words and your interest in FOC.
An exciting video as always. Should it expect the disassembly procedure on a Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens to be extremely similar?
They are similar in design.
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Most impressive!
Thanks for the video.
Please, can you explain in another video how to unmount the top cover of the K1000 to clean the view?
Absolutely. Coming soon.
Excellent. This vid more than any other has inspired me to get the appropriate tools and give this a go. Can you perhaps cover disassembly/cleaning of an SMC-Takumar at some stage, as their construction is significantly different (aperture communication lever etc.), and if it's not too much trouble, do a vid on how to deal with a lens with fungus, i.e. what sort of cleaning agent would you use to try and get it off the lens surfaces?
PS Where did you get the manuals?
+Hooray for Pentax! Excellent to hear of your enthusiasm. Fungus can be of the type that is superficial which can be removed with isopropyl alcohol and a soft chamois. Or fungus can be of the type that resembles spider web tendrils, this type usually attacks and scars the lens coating. Identifying and accessing the fungus on various lenses would be a good subject for some Fix Old Camera videos. Thank you for your interest.
Thank you for your videos, I have learned a lot!
learned a lot! can you make another video that explain how to clean fungus in canonet ql17 lens? it would be great..
Thank you for the suggestion. The QL17 seems to be a popular camera and will continued to occasionally be featured.
No vas a entender nada pero me salvaste con la limpieza de hongos de ese mismo lente
Excellent, thank you.....!
Hi there, is there any tutorials on Pentax 6x7 and how to restore one? Thanks
+Daniel Fraser Thank you for your interest and suggestions, presently available on Fix Old Cameras - Pentax 67 300mm Lens. Hopefully more Pentax 67 videos will be produced in the not to distant future.
This video is awesome! Though my front element holder is stuck! I got to get the back elements but not the front. Help?
The name plate ring and front element group can be stubborn. Try seeping some isopropyl alcohol around the threads and letting it soak a few minutes. Several applications might be needed. As a last resort the name plate ring might have to be drilled to accept spanner points. A solid spanner tool is also important.
Many Thanks!
Very helpful! How do I reinstall the name plate ring at the end?
It threads on using a friction mat or a stopper type lens friction tool.
How would you repair the tiny aperture clutch pin at the back, to allow the manual/auto switch to move back to manual?
Not sure why it would not be working. Is the link pin bent or binding?
@@FixOldCameras hi. sorted. thanks.
Can u show how to open and clean inside yashica electro gsn lens group?
Thank you for the suggestion.
Would it be a lot more difficult to access the focusing helicoid; clean and lubricate it?
Anytime the focusing helical threads are separated the re-timing can be an issue. Rating difficulty depends on your patience and skill level. Recommend that the inexperienced clean the threads as well as possible without actually separating the threaded components.
@@FixOldCameras helpful advice. I have taken apart a helios 44m4 helicoid... very thankful somebody else had already youtubed that one!
Hi, help please, can explain how fixed Yashinon DS 50mm 1.4 lens or pentacon 135mm 2.8?? from Venezuela grettings thanks !!
Thank you so very much for the suggestions and salutation.
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