Humm Frank I'd sell it to a down town pawn shop for $20 first. --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 . >
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