Rangefinder M8. This is normal?

[epand56]

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On 3/28/2021 at 12:03 AM, Dopaco said:

Here the one that does not work with M8. (year 1973). It was bought for the TL2 Camera, there it works.

Dopaco, I had the same problem on my M8 with this same lens years ago, when I bought the 135/4. It was totally stuck (the cam, if I remember well). Couldn't focus at all. I had to send it to a Photo Service here in Italy. They disassembled the cam, made some cleaning and a lube on it and sent it back to me. It works wonderfully since, very sharp and smooth. They told me it's a problem with this kind of lenses, age tend to make the grease hard. It costed something like 70 euros.

Edited August 1, 2021 by epand56