I was able to fix my 107 with my train tools as well:) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 8:00 AM Subject: Re: sticky aperture ring - a-50/1.7
> Bill, > I've done my share of mechanical repairs/rebuilds. > You want to see my connecting rods? > (My '61 Sunbeam Alpine that became a flowerpot around '71.) > But for the lens repairs, I dragged out the HO train tools. > Fine motor skills vs the more gross motor skills, I suppose. > Regards, Bob S. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << I tried to repair a sticky aperture ring on an A 50mm f/1.7, > after reading Alan Chan's very lucid description of how to do > it. > The lens mount is now doing time as a 35mm to view camera > adapter, the rest of the lens is now in the City of Regina > landfill. > I can strip and rebuild a BMW 3.0 liter inline 6, I can balance > the carbs on a 12 cylinder E-type Jaguar by ear, and I can > diagnose and repair almost any photo lab problem, but those > darned A series lenses don't like me at all. > William Robb >> > - > 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 .
