RB lens part II

I'm posting this message for the second time with the hope of success this
time. My previous post elicited a couple of responses (for which I am still
grateful) but with no solution.

My 150mm soft focus lens is not dependable to fire my strobes every time. In
simple terms, some times it fires the strobes and some times it doesn't.
Aggravating is an understatement and, of course, very unprofessional looking
to whoever is sitting for a portrait. I bought the lens used and have had
this problem for some time. It's not the sync cord......the cord works
flawlessly with all my other lenses and other cameras. My suspicion is the
female connection on the lens. (As an aside and as a male, one must always
view the female connection with suspicion......, if you know what I mean.
But I digress.)

Several replies to my previous post have told me that the contacts on the
lens for the sync cord are likely shot, probably from a "normal than higher
zap from a flash unit", and, venturing a guess, most likely the reason why
the lense was sold to begin with. Does anyone know of someone somewhere that
can repair this problem. I've contacted Mamiya repair service and they
suggested a standard overhaul of the lens (as would be expected) which
starts at $210. Although in an ideal world this would be great, I would
rather not spend that much on a lens that sells used for not much more.
Another testimonial to "caveat emptor", eh? All responses would be
appreciated. Thanks for your time.

Robert J. Mathes wrote:
I'm posting this message for the second time with the hope of success
this time. My previous post elicited a couple of responses (for which
I am still grateful) but with no solution.

My 150mm soft focus lens is not dependable to fire my strobes every
time. In simple terms, some times it fires the strobes and some times
it doesn't. Aggravating is an understatement and, of course, very
unprofessional looking to whoever is sitting for a portrait. I bought
the lens used and have had this problem for some time. It's not the
sync cord......the cord works flawlessly with all my other lenses and
other cameras. My suspicion is the female connection on the lens. (As
an aside and as a male, one must always view the female connection
with suspicion......, if you know what I mean. But I digress.)

Several replies to my previous post have told me that the contacts on
the lens for the sync cord are likely shot, probably from a "normal
than higher zap from a flash unit", and, venturing a guess, most
likely the reason why the lense was sold to begin with. Does anyone
know of someone somewhere that can repair this problem. I've
contacted Mamiya repair service and they suggested a standard
overhaul of the lens (as would be expected) which starts at $210.
Although in an ideal world this would be great, I would rather not
spend that much on a lens that sells used for not much more. Another
testimonial to "caveat emptor", eh? All responses would be
appreciated. Thanks for your time.

The firing is sporadic when you short out the contacts manually? If so,
check your yellow pages for "Camera Repair".

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dadiOH
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And I'm sure there is no shortage of parts, especially a standard part such
as a firing contact.
It might even be owner repairable if you had on of those RB lens repairs
books I always see on ebay.

The firing is sporadic when you short out the contacts manually? If so,
check your yellow pages for "Camera Repair".

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Robert:

If you're not up to fixing it yourself, I would suggest a local source
for camera repair. I don't know where you live, but any medium to large
urban area should have a few repair places. I live in Southern
California, and we have lots of good, reputable repair folk around. To
give you an idea of price contrast, Mamiya wants $210 to overhall a
lens, a local shop here does it for $75, and I feel more confident with
them, as I know them, the exemplary work they do, and the fact that if
it isn't right I can walk it back in and they'll fix it for me. It's
sort of like finding a good mechanic for your car.

Good luck.

Brian


Robert J. Mathes wrote:
I'm posting this message for the second time with the hope of success this
time. My previous post elicited a couple of responses (for which I am still
grateful) but with no solution.

My 150mm soft focus lens is not dependable to fire my strobes every time. In
simple terms, some times it fires the strobes and some times it doesn't.
Aggravating is an understatement and, of course, very unprofessional looking
to whoever is sitting for a portrait. I bought the lens used and have had
this problem for some time. It's not the sync cord......the cord works
flawlessly with all my other lenses and other cameras. My suspicion is the
female connection on the lens. (As an aside and as a male, one must always
view the female connection with suspicion......, if you know what I mean.
But I digress.)

Several replies to my previous post have told me that the contacts on the
lens for the sync cord are likely shot, probably from a "normal than higher
zap from a flash unit", and, venturing a guess, most likely the reason why
the lense was sold to begin with. Does anyone know of someone somewhere that
can repair this problem. I've contacted Mamiya repair service and they
suggested a standard overhaul of the lens (as would be expected) which
starts at $210. Although in an ideal world this would be great, I would
rather not spend that much on a lens that sells used for not much more.
Another testimonial to "caveat emptor", eh? All responses would be
appreciated. Thanks for your time.