Just dropped a lens...hard

**Ari** · 23-Feb-2011, 17:21

Lenser, I wouldn't even try repairing a Grafmatic; the lens is safe from my bear claws

I'm out of town, but when I get back, I'll see if all the lens elements are still true by shooting a newspaper strip.
If it's good, then indeed, I have been set free!
Btw, it looks like the Keith Richards of lenses now.

**GPS** · 24-Feb-2011, 02:21

Originally Posted by Ash

If the lens disassembles it may be possible to get the dent out by using a correct sized filter ring and place it over while tapping the dent out. This way you should eventually get it back to round.

You could hardly do anything more stupid to the lens than this. Never ever try to repair a dented lens rim by tapping it. It only adds further shocks to the lens already under sever shock once. Lenser is right in applying steady force with a professional tool.

**Ari** · 25-Feb-2011, 10:33

Here's a photo of the lens.
It looks like he went out, got really drunk, hit on the quarterback's girl, and got a mean shiner for it.

Test later today

**Michael Kadillak** · 25-Feb-2011, 10:44

Originally Posted by Ari

Here's a photo of the lens.
It looks like he went out, got really drunk, hit on the quarterback's girl, and got a mean shiner for it.

Test later today

The lens is just tipping his hat at you.

Hope the lens test comes out OK. Lots of supporting metal in the "ding" area so you should be fine.

**Photomagica** · 26-Feb-2011, 23:13

Ari,
Yes - a ding like that has got to be disheartening. Fortunately it was a wood floor. From the photo it looks like if repaired by a pro the ding will come out and filters will work. With a heavy lens like this there is a risk the shutter body has been knocked out of parallel. Your newspaper test should tell the tale. If not too severe this can be repaired as well.
Bill

**Ari** · 27-Feb-2011, 11:11

The results are in, and it's good...for the most part.
The newspaper shows sharpness throughout except the bottom right hand corner.
Is it the lens? I'm not sure.
The problem for me has always been how to align a horizontal plane on the wall with a horizontal plane of the camera.
Vertical is no problem, the torpedo level takes care of that; but how do you align horizontally? Does that make sense? Have I missed the obvious?

In any case, I'll use the lens a few times, check its performance, and when I get my tax return, I'll send it out to check the alignment.
Thanks to everybody who wrote in with friendly help and suggestions.
Here is the newspaper test: