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Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus extension tubes
From: frieder.faig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 16:40:39 +0200
Hi Viv,

the bayonett-mount of my set of extention tubes is also tighter and don`t
slide as easy as mounting a lens. I guess this is intended to eliminate
 vibration problems when using all tubes together.  
 
All of mine tubes has phillips screws, and all of them are sunk correctly.
Seem`s your one`s has never been used before, when there are no
scratches on the surface (Congratulations). There are small scratces
 on most (guess all, but don`t check it now) of my lens mounts.
But they have really no impact on the usability, so I don`t do anything against 
them. 

You might check the eveness of the rings with a ruler. You will easily find out
When a screw is loose, and the head is higher than the surface. That`s the 
only possibility which may be troublesome. But a screwdriver might fix it , 
and it is not likely. 

I assume that after some usage, they will be easyer to handle like mine.

Frieder Faig
 
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 08:50:52PM -0500, vivey wrote:
> I just bought three extension tubes made by Olympus and they were in
> excellent shape if not new.  I am wondering, when I mated the 25mm and the
> 14mm together they were tight and didn't slide to the complete mated
> position easily.  I stopped and backed up only to find that it had scratched
> the surface of one of the rings.  It seems the 25mm has all phillips screws
> and on one side they are counter sunk well and dont interfere but on the
> other side they seem to be up just enough to have scratched the surface of
> the other tube and they are seated completely.  The other two tubes have
> flat head screws that are larger diameter and are sunk below the surface
> fine.  Can I do anything to repair these, and what can I do about the
> scratches, and will the scratches affect  lenses and  the other tubes?  I
> would appreciate all thoughts concerning these problems.  I am not very
> happy at the moment...  Thanks,
> Viv
> 
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