My friendly local repair man (Springfield, IL) took a thin rod of wood and
a very light hammer, and straightened it out in no time. No charge, either.
So, of course, I bought some accessories . . .
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:16:13 -0600, you wrote:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Frits J. W�thrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Pentax-Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: June 17, 2001 1:19 PM
>Subject: how to get ding out of barrel
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>> I have a Tamron lens, (almost) built as a tank, with a dent in
>the lens
>> barrel, which prevents filters to be screwed on. (58mm) Is
>there a way to
>> forge this back into its shape so it can take a filter again?
>The glass is
>> mint, so I don't want to damage that.
>
>I did this once with a needle nose pliers with vinyl tubing on
>them to prevent damage to the threads.
>Good luck
>
>William Robb
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