That's a common problem in the 2.8 and 3.5 NOT a good way to hold a spring
down. I drill out the center of the place where the plastic pin used to be
and install a 1.4mm screw with a big head.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Gettis" <jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] 135/3.5
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| Just wondering whether it's possible to easily fix this. Would I have
access
| to
| the relevant bits if I removed the rear aluminium metal collar held on by
3
| small crosshead screws? Or should I leave well alone?
|
| I bought one off E-bay last year that had this problem and I managed to
fix
| mine. I took off that back of the lens and removed looked at the back.
The
| part that holds the spring down is just a couple of plastic pins melted
back
| like a rivets. one of these was broken off. I used a two part epoxy and a
| tooth pick to spread just enough to hold the spring down. You have to be
| careful what you get the epoxy on, you just need it one the part that is
| supposed to hold the spring down. also when reassembling the lens be
| careful that everything goes back like it was. I had to put take it apart
| and put it together several times before the lens focused to infinity. I
| should say that at several times during this I was wishing I had sent the
| lens to John Hermanson but couldn't afford to as wife wasn't happy with
| purchase of lens to begin with. John Gettis
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