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RE: [OM] Interesting lens repair methods

Subject: RE: [OM] Interesting lens repair methods
From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 14:54:55 +1100
>>
>> A terrible repair technique this - everyone knows that you should use a
>> 10lb sledgehammer rather than a wood splitter. Bloody amateurs!
>> Didn't even
>> use a geiger counter for a final safety check.
>
>Image number 3 is great, the way you can see the shattered glass spraying
>out from the front of the lens.  Looks like the wood splitter has bounced
>off the lens at this stage.
>
>Wayne Harridge

All the same, as someone else said, you could wish he done this with a
lesser lens - I sold one of these once and the buyer was really pleased
with it. When I saw this I winced and laughed simultaneously. Very black.
AndrewF



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