On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 14:38:23 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No sooner do I start using my 35-85 Varifocal Zoom on my *ist-D then the > aperture ring > begins to become quite stiff and rough. No problem says I just open 'er > up and clean out > the mechanism, it's not like it's rocket science. So I get the lens > mount and aperture ring off > clean out the junk lube the cheesy, (and I do mean cheesy), mechanism > and start to reassemble... > > What the &*#U $^*)T$^% &^%* happened to the (&((^$ _spring_. Yes the > stupid little spring > which holds a small ball in the aperture ring mechanism is gone. I > never even saw it leave. Anyone > who's had these lenses or similar lenses apart know of a source for > something that will replace them?
Sorry. Can't help at all. Son of a bitch, though, eh? -frank (commiserating) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
