Hi,

Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 9:31:50 PM, you wrote:

> As dumb as it may sound, if I move the aperture ring and the aperture blades
> fail to move, does that mean my lens is broke?  Is is now rendered useless?
> Thanks

that's how open-aperture metering works. The diaphragm remains fully
open so you can take a meter reading through the lens without dimming
the viewfinder. When you press the shutter release, or press the
depth-of-field preview lever, the diaphragm stops down to the size you
have set.

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Cheers,
 Bob                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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