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1. Place your ZEISS LWZ.3 on a ı at surface with the mount facing up and the serial number facing away from you.

The serial number is located at the side of the lens foot.
The serial number varies.

2. Remove the rear lens cap.

You can now see the mount.

If you are changing from any other mount than a PL mount,
skip step 3 since the electrical contact is not exposed on other mounts.

3. With a T3 torque wrench remove the 2 smaller and shorter torx screws which hold the electrical contact.

Summary of Contents for Lightweight Zoom LWZ.3

Page 1: ...ZEISS Lightweight Zoom LWZ 3 Mount Change Instructions ...

Page 2: ...Technical Data 5 Changing the Mount of a ZEISS LWZ 3 6 Detaching a Mount 6 Attaching a Mount 10 Adjusting a ZEISS LWZ 3 to Your Digital Camera 15 Testing the Sharpness 16 Correcting the Flange Focal Distance 19 Appendix 21 Color Code of the Shims 21 Shimming Table 21 Mount Change Accessories 22 Glossary 23 ...

Page 3: ...uction In this manual you learn how to change the mount of a ZEISSLightweight Zoom LWZ 3 21 100 T2 9 3 9 T abbreviation ZEISSLWZ 3 and how to match it to a digital camera In order to explain the procedure this manual uses a ZEISSLWZ 3 which is scaled in feet with PL mount Proceed in the same sequences to switch from or to any other mount that is available for the ZEISSLWZ 3 Canon1 EF Nikon2 F Sony...

Page 4: ...ll screw 9 electrical contact 10 rear lens 11 groove of the lens 12 shims 13 mount including the black inner ring 14 T3 screws 15 T6 screws Overview Delivery Contents of a ZEISS LWZ 3 2 1 3 6 7 8 10 4 5 12 13 14 15 11 9 1x ZEISSLWZ 3 1x Front cap 1x Rear cap 1x Focus lever 3x Lens support riser 3 8 ...

Page 5: ... View 61 9 Super 353 61 14 Normal 354 55 12 APS C5 56 13 MFT6 45 9 1 Close focus distance is measured from the image plane 2 Front to PL mount ı ange 3 Horizontal angle of view for an ANS I Super 35 S ilent camera aspect ratio 1 1 33 dimensions 24 9 mm x 18 7 mm 0 98 x 0 74 4 Horizontal angle of view for a Normal 35 Academy camera aspect ratio 1 1 37 dimensions 22 mm x 16 mm 0 87 x 0 63 5 Horizont...

Page 6: ...0 4 Nm alternatively regular T6 torque wrench with a torque of 0 4 Nm ZEISST3 torque wrench with a torque of 0 05 Nm alternatively regular T3 torque wrench with a torque of 0 05 Nm ZEISSInterchangeable Mount Set for ZEISSLWZ 3 The use of toolsoĴered by ZEISSis highly recommended You can purchase these tools directly from ZEISS or your trusted ZEISSdealer See Mount Change Accessories Requirements E...

Page 7: ...at the side of the lens foot The serial number varies 2 Remove the rear lens cap You can now see the mount If you are changing from any other mount than a PL mount skip step 3 since the electrical contact is not exposed on other mounts 3 With a T3 torque wrench remove the 2 smaller and shorter torx screws which hold the electrical contact ...

Page 8: ...t need to be removed The mount is now loose 5 Carefully detach the mount from your ZEISSLWZ 3 If you are changing from a PL mount you can directly see the shims If you are changing from any other mount than a PL mount you can now see the black adapter ring If you are changing from a PL mount skip S tep 6 and 7 since the PL mount doesn t have an adapter ring ...

Page 9: ...pter ring is now loose 7 Detach the black adapter ring from your ZEISSLWZ 3 Now you see the shim s and a small screw in the groove of the lens barrel You successfully detached the mount When detaching the mount for the İ rst time do not remove the shims Never remove the small screw in the groove of the lens 1 groove of the lens 2 shims 3 small screw in the groove of the lens ...

Page 10: ... tools directly from ZEISS or your trusted ZEISSDealer See Mount Change Accessories Requirements Ensure that your working space is ı at and leveled in order to prevent the lens from tilting and falling over Ensure that the environment is clean and free from dust so that no dust particles enter the ZEISSLWZ 3 Ensure that the front lens cap sits on your ZEISSLWZ 3 in order to avoid scratches Make su...

Page 11: ...eable Mount Set for the ZEISSLWZ 3 Make sure the small screw in the groove of the ZEISSLWZ 3 sinks into groove of the adapter ring and the electrical contact İ ts into the recess The shape and height of the black adapter ring varies according to the diĴerent mounts 2 With the T6 torque wrench tighten the torx screws using a torque of 0 4 N ...

Page 12: ...nt lays on top of the electrical contact The groove on the other side of the PL mount should then also lay on top of the small screw on the lens barrel Screw in the 2 shorter T3 screws to İ x the electrical contact 3 II EFmount Place the silver E Fmount on the adapter ring in such a way that the notch aligns with the index mark ...

Page 13: ...mount Place the Fmount on the adapter ring in such a way that the notch aligns with the index mark 3 IV MFT mount Place the MFT mount on the adapter ring in such a way that the notch aligns with the index mark ...

Page 14: ...en the torx screws using a torque of 0 4 N You now successfully changed the mount of a ZEISSLWZ 3 In this chapter you learned how to detach the mount of your ZEISSLWZ 3 and attach a new mount to your ZEISS LWZ 3 To make sure your ZEISSLWZ 3 works properly also complete the subsequent procedure Adjusting a ZEISS LWZ 3 to Your Digital Camera ...

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