I hit the jackpot at my University's surplus yesterday and rescued three A28mm/f2.8, a A50mm/f2 and a M50mm/f4 macro that were destined for the metal salvage yard. I am most excited about the macro lens because I have read some nice comments about it in the archive.
After some inspection the M50/4 looks pretty good optically. After cleaning it up a bit I mounted it on the *istD and took some test shots and really like the results. However, the focusing binds at a few different points. At first I thought it was a lubrication issue but close inspection shows a small dent in the body. The dent is right at the seam that runs around the body and is opposite the focusing scale. The question I have for those of you that have taken this (or a similar) lens apart; is it worth trying a DIY fix on it? Since I did not spend any money on the lens, I am not interested in sending the lens out for repair but would be willing to spend a few hours on it if I could straighten it out. My other option is to just keep using it as-is since the binding is not all that bad and macro focusing is usually tuned by moving the camera anyway. I appreciate any advice. Perry. -- <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <----------------------------------------------------> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
