On 27 Sep 98, at 13:23, WKato@xxxxxxx wrote:
> As they say, ugliness is only skin deep. Someone had suggested tightening the
> focusing ring on their 135/3.5 by taking off the rubber sleeve and tightening
> the little screws. Mine on the 200/3.5 was wobbly so I did this and it worked
> beautifully. It only took about a 1/2 turn to fix it. As long as I had the
> sleeve off, it took it to the sink and scrubbed the diamond rubber ribbing
> with a toothbrush and dish soap. After it dried I applied a coat of ArmorAll
> on it and put it back. The lens body was polished with Meguiar's car cleaner
> with toothpicks and Q tips. Voila, Cinderella was revealed and beauty came
> back skin deep as well. This is a good thing to do to pass the time at 2:00
> am when it's too dark to shoot photos.
>
After doing my 135/3.5, I noticed my 35/2.8 had a little play too, so
now it's tight again. But with the narrow focus rubber (and no
groove to settle into), the 35/2.8 rubber came right off. I wasn't sure
what to use (rubber cement?), so I used a bit of glue stick as a
temporary fix. Did you have to use glue, and if so, what did you
use?
(On the wider focus rings like the 135, it's possible to peel back the
rubber without breaking the glue)
Shawn & Janis Wright
swright@xxxxxxxxx
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
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