Yeah, there are 12-14 1mm ball bearings in 2 races. Can be a pain if you
don't know they are there.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 135 f2.8
> We often just melt small screws into the plastic to hold the blade
> spring down, then cover with JB Weld or epoxy. I've still got a couple
> of the original plastic inserts, but don't bother unless absolutely
> necessary -- there's a number of tiny bearings between the aperture and
> index rings that are the devil to put back!
>
>
> Mark Dapoz wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> >
> > > > The mounting latch however does not work. It looks like the
> > > > spring that pushes the little blade out to lock the lens on
> > > > the camera is broken.
> > >
> > > Seems to be a common problem with the 135s.
> >
> > Yes, if I remember correctly, the "spring" (actually a lever), is held
to
> > the inside of the mount by two plastic posts which have had their tops
> > melted down. Usually the melted part breaks off and the lever comes
free.
> > It's simple job to put the lever back on and glue it down. However, you
> > do need to try and find where the broken off tops have gone. Sometimes
> > they make it into the lens and end up between two elements.
> > -mark
> >
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