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on Jun 2, 2015 20:23:28 GMT
Posted: Jun 2, 2015 20:23:28 GMT
Hello,
i am new on the Forum and i think i am on right place, finally.
I started my small ML collection, 9 until now.
On my 24 mm, which is very clean lens, the Filter Thread is damaged. Even i don't use filters and that is not affecting the photos, is affecting my eye and my harth.
Anyone have one to sale, one Filter Thread for this particular lens?
Also i am looking for one Filter Thread for my precious 28-50mm, which have a small scratch but i think that is almost impossible to find.
Regards
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on Jun 3, 2015 1:52:36 GMT
Posted: Jun 3, 2015 1:52:36 GMT
Welcome to the Forum, Dragos. Unless you are looking to return your lens to mint condition, you can always use a wooden dowel to hammer it back into shape. I don't have an ML 24, or even parts of one, so can't help you on the replacement part.
PF
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on Jun 4, 2015 1:12:54 GMT
Posted: Jun 4, 2015 1:12:54 GMT
Hello, i am new on the Forum and i think i am on right place, finally. I started my small ML collection, 9 until now. On my 24 mm, which is very clean lens, the Filter Thread is damaged. Even i don't use filters and that is not affecting the photos, is affecting my eye and my harth. Anyone have one to sale, one Filter Thread for this particular lens? Also i am looking for one Filter Thread for my precious 28-50mm, which have a small scratch but i think that is almost impossible to find. Regards Welcome to the Forum dragos,
It is great to know that you are establishing a nice collection of some very fine lenses.
I don't think it will be possible to get filter threads for your lenses; usually, if you wish to repair a favourite lens from the recent past, your only option is to find a lens with damage in other areas and use it as a 'donor' lens. However, depending on the damage to your 24mm, it may be an easy repair - it would be helpful to have a photo of the damaged part. I bought a couple of lens-vises and have successfully repaired filter threads and large dents around the rim holding the front element. If you use them very carefully (always covering that precious front element) you will often be able to completely restore the shape of the front of the lens.
I have bought a lot of lenses on Ebay very cheaply due to badly dented filter threads and returned them almost to their original condition. Once the dings and dents have been removed, it is then a simple case, if necessary, of applying a little satin black paint (or sometimes a black Sharpie pen is enough with filter threads) to remove any traces of paint loss and that's it. Typically, it takes me about 20 minutes from start to finish. If it filter threads you are repairing, it is a good idea to use a soft pencil (2B) and run it all around the filter threads to make it easier to add the filter and help avoid it getting stuck. If you encounter a lot of resistance, just re-examine the are you have worked on and gently open it up further with the lens vise. Ridgeblue is also absolutely correct when suggesting using a wooden dowel to hammer a large bulge back into place. The lens vise is used for pushing back a dent that has moved into the lens - they are of limited value in correcting a bump that has to be pushed back into the lens. If you send us a photo of the damage, we'll try to advise you better,
I'm very pleased to know that you have the 28-50 ML - it is an absolute favourite of mine. In the 1970s, Amateur Photographer (UK magazine) gave it the same rating (excellent) as the Zeiss 16mm 2.8 Distagon when they tested them both with a couple of Contax/Yashica cameras.
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on Jun 6, 2015 21:48:17 GMT
Posted: Jun 6, 2015 21:48:17 GMT
Hi and thank you for your message. In the first photo the issue with the 24. It is not big, i don't use (yet) a filter on. Is more estetical issue. On the second photo, slight smaller issue with the famous 28-50. But with the filter on, i just forget about it. Indeed, is a fantastic lens. At 35 is performing at least as like the prime 35ml and at 50 is really equal or more interesting than my Planar 1.4 Even is starting from 3.5, it have a pop up effect unique, more plesant and more interesting than the Planar. I still don't believe that i get one. Is rare as ML 55 1,2. About the 55 1,2 they said was around 200 copies made, and every year i see one or 2 on sale, but the 28-50 is appearing on online sites once per 2-3 years. I don't think they was more than 200-300 copies made. In 3th photo my MLs, but i have one more, the 15mm which is still on the way, Monday morning will be on my hand. All others are easy to find, even they are expensive, except the 55 1,2 , that is my dream. Regards, i172.photobucket.com/albums/w36/dbdorojan/DSC01060_zpsarfj7ish.jpgi172.photobucket.com/albums/w36/dbdorojan/DSC01061_zpshy1p7q9l.jpgi172.photobucket.com/albums/w36/dbdorojan/DSC01062_zps6humsase.jpg |
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on Jun 7, 2015 13:40:52 GMT
Posted: Jun 7, 2015 13:40:52 GMT
You are creating a very fine selection of lenses! There is a 55 1.2 on Ebay right now from a European seller (Czech Republic) but he's asking too much - it is rare that they are sold via an auction. I have sold 3 that way and typically the price I received averaged out at around 550 Euros which seems about right for the quality.
Looking at the 24mm, you could consider using an air-brush and satin black paint. I had a similar problem with a lens and ended up masking the entire section of the barrel, sanding off the paint, applying a primer and then 2 coats of satin black enamel paint followed by a satin-finish lacquer to seal it all. It looks like a factory finish; you might get away with just masking off most of the lens and simply air-brushing satin black in a couple of very thin coats around the area that's damaged. With your 28-50, the good thing is that you can fit the filter threads onto the lens. You could certainly improve the fit with a lens vise and then apply the same paint treatment which should restore it to about 95% of its original finish. I can see that you would also need to use ridgeblue's suggestion about the wooden dowel on part of the damage before applying the paint.
The 28-50 was manufactured for about 3 years and it's reckoned that just under 1300 units were made. It was not hugely popular because of its limited and rather unusual focal range but those in the know grabbed it and used it as their principal lens. At a fixed maximum aperture of f3.5, it was only half a stop slower than the ML 28 and 35 primes and tests showed it be exceptionally sharp and distortion-free right across its focal range. It has that same, solid, metal construction of the ML f3.5 35-70 and ML 70-210 f4 from that same short period of manufacture; they really showed the exceptional qualities of the Yashica Tomioka factory back then. One of the problems for these outstanding lenses was that they were built to last but this was a time when people were beginning to look for smaller and lighter cameras and lenses. This resulted in many of the Yashica ML telephoto and zoom lenses being produced from then onwards being of the more compact (ML C) or cheaper, variable aperture types.
Have fun with the 15mm - it's a fine lens that can help produce some very creative images.
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on Jun 7, 2015 16:32:55 GMT
Posted: Jun 7, 2015 16:32:55 GMT
Thank you for you reply.
Today i just got the luck and i finished my hobby/lens budget for the folowing 2 months by buying te 100mm 3.5 one. At 180 euros was a fair price and impossible to have it cheapper than this amount. İn few days will be in my hand.
Only few to go for all prime ML's....only few.
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