----- Original Message ----- From: "collinb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:59 AM Subject: ? on A70-210/4
> This question is for someone with knowledge of the internal mechanics: > I picked one up today. Cheap as always. > ($35 w/ K1000 & 50/2!) > Anyway, focus & zoom generally work ok. > Collar is nice and firm. > But it has a focus movement that (I think) should > only exist when in Macro position. But it makes > the extra turn throughout the zoom range. > Thoughts? > > Collin > * Hi, probably someone opened the lens and removed the front (focussing) element with its focusing tube, and put it back in the wrong thread of the multithreaded focus mechanism. George