I'm afraid I've never had one of these apart. Well, not your version. I
had to fix a sticky aperture diaphragm in my version 3, but they're
totally different lenses.
I tried taking my rev3 apart to remove the Ricoh pin, but it
*really* didn't want to come apart. I couldn't figure out how to remove
the rear mounting flange with all of the 'A'-stuff in there. Since I then
noticed the pin retracted when on 'A', I aborted the procedure... it
couldn't get stuck in the AF hole if retracted.
So far I've done two sticky aperture diaphragm surgeries. The
first on a Sears 135mm f/2.8 (surprising good lens). The last one was
yesterday... a Vivitar MC 28mm f2. That one was like doing oral surgery
through the rectum.... :)
I believe I have given up on the rev1 VS1. I got the auto diagram
to work. With the convoluted 2-helicoil "macro" focus mode, I figure it'd
be really difficult to not screw the whole thing up.
Thanks,
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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