On Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 13:08, Jim Brokaw
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wrote re "Re: [OM] Bad luck on bay (?)" saying:
> on 6/13/02 9:37 AM, Jochen Schiffler at jochen.schiffler@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
...
> > Damn, no luck for me today! Checked the Zukio 21mm f3,5 (same seller, about
> > 215,- $US) again and found that the focussing ring seems a little loose.
> > Turning is smooth but it can be shifted slightly against the metal mount
> > ring.
>
> Probably can be corrected, under the rubber grip on the focus ring there are
> some screws. Perhaps these have loosened slightly. As this is all outside
> the lens it would be easier to fix. The rubber ring is usually glued on with
> rubber cement type glue, a small screwdriver inserted under the edges will
> lift and loosen the rubber.
If it's just the rubber, it can be taken off and reglued. If the
rubber has stretched, you can cut a row of the teeth off, preferably
at an angle to the edge (not 90 degrees), & reglue.
Tom
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