This Focus Ring's A Little Stiff..... Oh Dear.

This Focus Ring's A Little Stiff..... Oh Dear., originally uploaded by scalespeeder.

Picture the scene. I had checked my bag and camera, and was in the garden taking some shots of birds (the feathered variety) foot-prints in the snow, with my trusty Pentacon 50mm.



"This focus ring is a little tight" I thought, trying to get close, when something pinged and the focus ring went loose.



Playing around with the lens, it fell in two and I was left with this. I remember dropping it on my desk the other day, where unfortunately it rolled off and bounced on the floor a couple of times...



Looks like the casing got bent and was jamming against the bit of the lens that goes in and out when you focus.



At least it only cost a couple of quid....

Comments

[Scott Van't Land]

I am frustrated with you Rob. At the same time though, it is a unique opportunity to see what the inside of these tools looks like. I don't know what I would have guessed, but the aperture blades are not what I would have expected. If I were you and deemed it to be unfixable, I would continue disassembling to try to get a feel for how the aperture blades operate.

[Rob_Nunn]

Good point Scott - sounds like time for a macro project on the inside of a lens!

Cheers, Rob.