RE: A 50/1.7 lens

[Alan Chan]

Sounds like the 'A' springs underneath the aperture ring is broken off. You 
can remove them for good if you like. Just set the aperture to 'A' before 
you start to strip down the lens will do. Watch for the beaing to jump off.

regards,
Alan Chan
I received one as part of a Super Program I won recently on eBay. You
probably outbid me at the wire over the weekend on this one. The reason
I bid on it is the one that came with the camera seemed unwilling to
close down further than f11. Finally through some combination of moves I
got it to move to "A" and it works well there. I think I had removed it
and then put it back on and held the button down right from the start.
Now I'm afraid to move it but will have to eventually when I need to
control the aperture myself. Hopefully there is some trick some one can
pass on.
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