Hi Christopher.
I have had the same problem with my bellows.
The mechanism is rather easily admissible by removing the frontal
standard from the focusing rail and opening it.
You can clean it then, and apply some thin oil to the moving parts.
Probably it will be working fine afterwards.
Good luck,
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht - Holland
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 09:19:36 -0400, "Riek, Christopher"
<christopher.riek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I recently got the Olympus bellows for doing some macro work. Unfortunately
>I've found that the aperture mechanism in the front is REALLY sticky. Almost
>to the point that it doesn't move at all. Neither the cable nor the lever will
>stop
>down the lens without taking off the lens and using a bit of thumbnail pressure
>on the actual mechanism arm. I know that I should take it to have it cleaned
>by a professional, but I want to keep using it. Does anyone have any home
>remedies for this?
>-Chris Riek
>
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