thanks for the tips and suggestions but since I have found a suitable
replacement,
I have decided to sell the Bokina for parts/repair on ebay. maybe someone
out there knows
how to fix this model economically and it might make sense acquiring it at
a greatly reduced price
as a fixer upper.
jc
I don't think sticky aperture blades would be beyond his competency.
Eric had a look at my Tokina and apparently didn't have any problems getting it
apart & putting it back together. He was not able to fix it because there was a
worn out part that he couldn't get a replacement for.
I've since
If Eric will fix the Tokina, he'll be doing you a special favor.
He doesn't have manuals on anything but Pentax, so he'll just go deep
enough to fix the immediate problem, he doesn't want to be responsible
for destroying your lens, and I don't blame him.
On 8/10/2018 1:14 PM, John Sessoms wro
I think several on the list have had good results from Eric Hendrickson in
Knoxville, TN.
https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/columns/twenty-questions-eric-hendrickson-interview.html
On 8/9/2018 20:38, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
last week I was extolling the virtues of my mint Tokina manual focus
last week I was extolling the virtues of my mint Tokina manual focus
AT-X 90mm F2.5 macro lens (the"Bokina") and now this week it takes a
dump.
problem is a sticky aperture ( stays wide open at moment of exposure
regardless of f stop setting ). It has this problem both on the "A"
setting and when
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