Hi, Steve, It's a constant aperture 3.8, which I understand may be a sharper lens. Other than the aperture, it seems in real good shape. Glass clean and clear, little or no wear on the barrel, and the rings have little or no play.
I have no idea what the shop will charge for a CLA, but I guess I'll find out tomorrow. I just hope they can get it done by next Thursday. Going on vacation, and I was really hoping to bring the new toy! You have a 3.8, don't you? I seem to recall you like it! regards, frank Steve Larson wrote: > Hi Frank, > Sorry to hear about your lens. A CLA should fix it up, most likely the > helicoid grease froze up the aperture blades, or the spring broke. > Is the lens a 3.5 or 3.8? The 3.5`s were early 1990`s, and the 3.8`s > were 1980`s vintage. > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 3:02 PM > Subject: New lens don't work! > > > Hi, > > > > You may recall that a couple of months ago, I won a Vivitar Series 1 3.5 > > 24-48 on eBay. I finally got it today, thanks to Shel's help. (A bit > > thank you to Shel, btw!) > > > > Unfortunately, the aperture doesn't work. Stays open all the time. > > Flicking the lever on the back of the lens (the one by the mount) > > doesn't do anything. Putting it on a body doesn't work. > > > > Has this ever happened to anybody? Anyone know if it can be a quick > > fix? I'm hoping that some little spring inside is just out of whack or > > broken or something. > > > > Just so you know (and so no one says "send it back to the vender!" or > > anything), arrangements have been made with the vendor in the event that > > I can get it fixed - if not, he'll take it back. And, I'll be taking it > > into my repair shop tomorrow. I'm just wondering if it's something that > > anyone here can shed some light on, so I know what to expect from Mr. > > Repair Guy. > > > > thanks, > > frank > > > > -- > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > > Oppenheimer > > - > > 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 . > - > 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 . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
