Get rid of the little pin with crazy glue or a pair of pliers and the lens will work fine.
I've modified a couple of my lenses and *removed* the pin entirely. On some of them, it's easy to take off the rear flange and remove the pin/resistor combination. They're usually held on with a single screw.
I was going to do that on my VS1 (generation 3).... until I realized it was close to impossible to get the rear flange apart. Also, when in the 'A' position, it retracts so I didnt' need to.
-Cory -- ************************************************************************* * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *************************************************************************
