On 24 Aug 2004 at 0:38, Alan Chan wrote: > If I guess correctly, you need to remove the front filter retaining ring, > then you can access to 3 screws which holds the focus mechanism in position. > Somehow they have been shifted and needs to be adjusted (mounted on camera). Low > strength threadlock has to be applied afterward. You should not need to actually > get inside the helicoid.
I suspect this is correct, it's likely that the fine threaded component of the focus assembly has become misaligned with the helicoids. This can be a real pain to set, if you don't have a collimated light source you need to experiment to set the infinity focus point unfortunately. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
