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[Bruce Ammerman]

 The 50mm Zeiss Planar lens on my Rolleiflex SL35 is so stiff that it is essentially unusable, and presumably needs cleaning and lubrication.  It's a terrifically sharp lens and is worth the trouble and expense of getting back into shape (if I can aff

[rick oleson]

 Hi Bruce:
 
I'm afraid I can't help a lot with cost, but you should be able to get an estimate on it.  If I were doing it, you'd probably be looking at something around $50... but I have no idea really what a typical service would charge.

[Annabel]

 found a rolleiflex planar in an antique shop in india and am test driving it for a week. the lenses appear to be full of fungus, on the inner side of the lens. fungus often seems to be fatal. what is your advice?

[Winfried]

 Disassemble the lens until you have access to all surfaces with fungus. Try to wipe them with a microfibre cloth first. These tissues sometimes do magic if there is only a slight layer of haze/fungus.  
 
Other methods to remove fungus can be found s