My money's on oily blades. Pretty easy to fix, someone mentioned lighter fluid, that or denatured alcohol and a LOT of Q-Tips.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Henri Toivonen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Pentax 135/2.5 with malfunction? > > > Michel Carr�re-G�e wrote: > > > Henri Toivonen a �crit : > > > >> I got a good deal on a SMC 135/2.5, very cheap, but it doesn't work > >> properly. > >> The aperture lever on the back isn't working. It moves but doesn't > >> affect the aperture at all. > > > > > > Is the aperture lever free when you move it ? > > It's not available for me to feel and try it. I would buy it through the > net, and I can only tell you what the seller told me. > > /Henri >

