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QT Luong
12-Nov-2006, 17:27
My one year old son dissassembled my Rodenstock 6x (aspherical loupe). I am not sure how to put it back together. On the bottom goes the main body. On top goes the focussing ring. What I am not sure about are two rings and two lens elements. Ring A is thin and almost symmetrical. Ring B is thicker and has one wide side and one narrow side. Lens C appears to be made of two groups, and is convex on one side and flat on the other. Lens D is biconvex, with one side more convex than the other. In which order and which orientation should parts A,B,C,D be assembled ?
Henry Ambrose
13-Nov-2006, 06:41
QT,

Is this the large loupe for 6x7?
I have the big Rodenstock 6x but I'm not sure if its the same as yours.
Bob Salomon
13-Nov-2006, 06:43
You should send it to us.
GPS
13-Nov-2006, 07:15
Congratulations for you son! That was probably the start of a long photographic career..! I would give him one more!
QT Luong
13-Nov-2006, 08:05
That's the one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&kw=ROL6XB&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=162505
robc
13-Nov-2006, 08:26
you could email or phone Linos in germany to ask which way they go.

http://www.linos.com/pages/no_cache/home/kontakt/

perhaps a diagram of the pieces might help.
GPS
13-Nov-2006, 10:42
Something on that line. Frankly, I was impressed!
Henry Ambrose
13-Nov-2006, 12:09
umm......
That is the one I have but mine does not come apart readily. I got the eyepiece off but after that nothing would budge. I think the ring with flange goes on top, then the more convex element then the other ring then the flatter of the two lenses. (best I can tell from looking at mine while assembled) Good luck with it.
GPS
13-Nov-2006, 13:37
umm....
I start to have some suspicions about who is the author of the crime and who is its victim...
QT Luong
28-Nov-2006, 19:50
It's not difficult to dissassemble. One just needs to loosen the top retaining ring.
My wife reassembled it. From top to bottom: the two rings, then the two lenses (both
in the suggested order). That's the only way to have all pieces fit without rattle.
Capocheny
28-Nov-2006, 22:06
QT,

Personally, I'd be tempted to send it in to the distributors as well. :)

LOL, the hardest part of re-assembling something after disassembly (for me) is doing it without incurring any rattles or excess parts!

Yup, an engineer in the making! :)

Good luck with the re-assembly!

Cheers
Eric James
28-Nov-2006, 22:15
Tuan, you've had some hard luck with loupes in the past few months. This makes three! It sounds as if your better half came to the rescue:)