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Subject: [OM] Not quite a Fang!
From: "Andy Gilbert" <gilbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 22:44:10 +0100
Cc: <cpbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 11:14:36 +0100
From: Chris Barrett <cpbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Not quite a Fang!

Dear Folks,

After dropping my son off in Worcester to see Star Wars on Saturday, I =
went and looked in the two local camera shops. I've taken to rummaging =
through the scrap boxes, as they are putting odd OM bits in there =
(usually 50mm lens hoods).

Nestling on top was a 50mm f/1.8. Needless to say I new something must =
be wrong with it, and sure enough it has a sticky aperture. But it was =
in otherwise excellent condition, and looked as if it had hardly been =
used. So I bought it for =A32.

Now it happens I need a good lens for a physics experiment, but without =
the aperture, so I'm not losing anything if I can't fix it.=20

I investigated the flange end, and the aperture linkages look OK. It is =
the inner aperture mechanism which is gummed up.

The question is what is the best way to get to the inner mechanism? Do I =
carry on through the back, or should I go in from the front?

All advice gratefully received.

Chris Barrett
Malvern

Hi Chris, should be an easy fix:

It's normally the stop down mechanism that gets oily or gummed up.  From
flange (lensmount) end remove the three screws securing the mount &
carefully remove the mount.  Carefully seperate the circular linkage &
clean. Refit, hooking on spring. Carefully refit the mount, operating
stopdown mechanism as you do so, to prevent binding.  This is from memory,
e-mail me off list if you have any problems.  It's fairly simple, but take
care & do on a table so you don't lose anything!  If this fails maybe oil on
aperture blades.

Andy Gilbert
Exeter
Devon
England


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