Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm f2 "Hollywood" Facts & Servicing (CLA)

The Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f2 C/Y mount lens, also know as the "Hollywood", is one of the top lenses from the Contax Zeiss line up. With its value steadily rising, and less good copies being available, servicing these decades old lenses to survive modern use has been increasingly important.

I briefly introduce the lens and talk about some facts around this lens, its history and performance. Watch me as I take apart this beautiful lens with love and care, which has a stiff focus problem, and give it an overhaul, cleaning all its parts, repainting its yellowed lettering, lubricating the focusing mechanism, and assembling the lens back while adjusting it for optimal performance.

00:00 Introduction
00:28 Lens Introduction and facts
04:25 Side story
06:45 Lens Inspection
07:34 Lens Disassembly
12:01 Lens Cleaning
14:03 Engravings Repainting
14:32 Lubrication and Reassembly
20:24 Outro

Common problems with this lens:
- Stiff focus
- Incorrectly calibrated floating group (blurry edges)
- Lightly hazed back or middle element
- Deteriorated paint on the front element
- Coating marks on the front element

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