Lomo Zoom 20-120 lens repair needed !! :(

[Bérenger Brillante]

Hi

I just bought a Lomo zoom 20-120 mm F2.5 35 OPF-18-1 (http://www.geocities.com/kinor35/lenses/lenses-zoom/20-120-35opf-18-1.htm)
from an Israel seller.... and this seller has so poorly protected the lens with.. nothing... it has arrived broken.
2150$ lost, I'm trying to deal with him now for the repair cost, or a refund.

So guys, while negociating, do you know if there is a way to repair/replace an inside glass ? I guess with the right description of the glass, it is possible but how could someone know which one it is ?

Thanks for your help...

[Roberto B]

who's the seller?.. david (aka gdv) ?..

[Nick Gardner]

Hi,

Thats a fairly common problem with that lens, damaging elements in shipping. I happen to have a 20-120 lomo that I took apart for shits and grins sitting on a table in my office. FIgure out which element you need, and take a picture of it by a ruler, and maybe I can hook you up. (yuo should probley have a lens tech take the lens apart, it ain't simple).

Nick

[Rob Gardner]

I suggest you send the lens to Paul Duclos for an autopsy, then see if he (or Arrinick) can fix you up with a replacement element. It is also possible that there is mechanical damage as well as optical damage. The huge heavy internal glass just smashes around inside the barrel if not properly secured for shipping. But the Duclos lens hospital may be able to bring it back to life. Or not...

[Tico Llaurador]

Whatever force cracked the glass, must have done other damage as well. I'd be concerned about a misshapened barrel as well. While you get assistance, treat it like a patient who has suffered a spinal cord injury. Immobilize. Secure. Brace.

Good luck!

[Bérenger Brillante]

I'd rather not tell the seller's name as she agreed to pay for the repair. So, we're cool on that.

Thanks for your proposal Nick, it's cool you answer, I usually like all your posts in here.

I look forward for a lens tech and i send you the pictures

I see the broken glass element on the zooming part, and the mechanical problem
is on the focus ring... I think with the right glass, it's can be repaired.

Thanks for your help everyone

EDIT : I have an appointment tomorrow with Gérard from Bogard Cinema, to unbuilt the lens. we'll see...

[Bérenger Brillante]

well bad news...

it is not repairable...
Parts inside the lens are missing... focus and zoom
stops, some other things I didn't fully understand...

[Tico Llaurador]

Major bummer, Baddack!

:rip_1:

[Bérenger Brillante]

yep, I guess I'll save for the 18-85mm instead...

[hunterrichards]

I'm sorry about that, and I hope this doesn't sound rude, but:

Is there anyway to put it "as-is" on a camera to see what kind of image you get? Should be an interesting look. I haven't ever seen what kind of image a broken lens would produce.

[Tico Llaurador]

Depending on the severity of the injury, you may not get any image at all.

[Bérenger Brillante]

I tried it. It doesn't (really) work. There is a image from 20mm to 50mm (if I remember well) with some kind of blur and marks, very grainy look, and after 50mm, I can see the smash itself.