From: Jeff Kreines (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Dec 30 2004 - 19:21:20 PST
The Pan Cinor isn't a very good lens, and unless you are trying to
emulate the look of early 60s high school football footage, it may not
be worth replacing with another.
I say replace because it will be far cheaper to replace such a lens
than find someone to repair it (not likely).
Jeff "just bought 16mm Zoomar #001 from the late 40s" Kreines
On Dec 30, 2004, at 9:11 PM, jay blanchard wrote:
> I recently purchased a used Som Berthiot Pan-Cinor
> zoom lens that unfortunately has a flawed prism (there
> is a large black spot in the center, and the layers of
> glass are starting to split at the edges).
>
> I've tried all of the local camera repair shops in
> Vermont, but no one around here has any idea how to
> fix it. Can anyone recommend someone I could contact
> (preferably in North America) about repairs for this
> lens?
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