On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:04:05 -0500, you wrote: >he metal stub thingie which extends inner to >the lever (which keeps the aperture open for open aperture metering) on >the mount is too wide on this lens: almost a semi-circle. Now on the >zx5n because of some contacts inside (power zoom?), the base portion of >the mount is not all empty (like in my ricoh) but a only a small arc is >deep enough. So, lens wont mount :( > >So question -- Anyplace i can get this stub cut off ? sounds risky to the >health of rear glass. Or, get the mount thing replaced to a shorter one >someplace ?
I had a Vivitar K-mount lens with a larger than needed flange. I just carefully cut off the excess metal with a small file. I used a Pentax lens to give me a guide for the final size of the flange, then marked the vivitar with pencil where I wanted to remove metal. I covered the glass with a post-it note (sticky stuff comes off easy, and protected the glass from the metal filings) and kept a vacuum handy to remove the filings as they accumulated. The final result was perfect, but I took it real slow and easy every step of the way. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
