You're not helping. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A good repair shop. > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> My first problem. I hit the screw heads holding the lens mount on with >> a soldering Iron each for about 3 minutes. Two screws came out nice as >> pie. the other three are stuck hard. I've caused a little damage to >> two of them, but they still should work. I tried more heat for a longer >> time on one of them. No joy. I need a new plan. I'm hoping someone >> here has an idea. >> >> P. J. Alling wrote: >> >>> Well it finally happened. My F 70-210mm jammed. Some of you may >>> remember Powell's 70-210mm repair, and the problem he had with the >>> information brush. (for those who need a reminder >>> http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/lenses.htm ). It seems to happen no >>> matter what you do. I'm on my way to disassembling mine in an attempt >>> to repair it. Unfortunately it jammed in the 70mm position with focus >>> at infinity so the screws on the sleeve are in accessible. I'm looking >>> for advice if there is any. Well I'm off to buy a new soldering iron >>> since I can't find my old one, (hope that will be enough so that I won't >>> need to buy a JIS crosspoint screwdriver. I suppose I could simply >>> replace it but this lens is too good not to try, and I'm too broke to >>> send it to someone else to tell me it's unrepairable. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > >
-- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

