Hi, Steve, I bought a file today! I may try it tomorrow, if I feel brave... ;-)
thanks, frank Steve Larson wrote: > Hi Frank, > I would say it`s time to get the file out. > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:35 AM > Subject: New Lens Woe > > > Hi, > > > > I told you all about my "new" Soligor zoom last night. Took her out > > with the MX this morning, and it causes the mirror to hang up. "Crap", > > thinks I. "Don't tell me the MX is up to it's old tricks again!" > > Nope. Put the 50mm back on when I got home, and all's well with the MX > > (whew). > > > > Put the zoom on the SV (for which I finally bought batteries for today, > > and it seems to work, although I haven't had a chance to shoot any film > > yet), and it works fine. So, worse comes to worse, I've got a cheap > > ($20) zoom to go with the cheap ($20) SV I got on eBay. > > > > But here's my real question. Looking at the mounting end of the zoom, > > the flange that protects the diaphragm lever is much longer on the zoom > > than it is on my other two k-mount lenses. It looks to be the same > > depth, but it's wider along the arc described by the diaphragm lever, if > > you know what I mean. I'm guessing that it could be filed down a bit to > > give the mirror some clearance. > > > > I'm always loathe to try such remedies myself, but hey, for what I paid > > for the lens, I don't have that much to lose. > > > > Anyone else come across such a dilemma? If so, what do you think of my > > proposed solution? > > > > Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > > > thanks, > > frank > > > > -- > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > > Oppenheimer > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
