By "top screw" I'm assuming you mean the one just clockwise of the
lense release button?
Johnie
>>> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:38:11 +0200, "Roger D. Key" <rdk@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
rdk> That is correct; the 'OL' shown is OK.
rdk> I have at least 2 'OL' mounts that have a 'bad' screw, that is closer to 3
rdk> o'clock than to 4 o'clock (top screw at 12 o'clock).
rdk> Jeff Keller wrote:
jk> Notice the screw locations
jk> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2942362875 OM
jk> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2941743030 OL
jk> I believe the "OM" are all supposed to be bad ...
jk> That while some of the "OL" are bad all of the good ones are labeled
jk> "OL".
jk> The screw head at the top of the picture looks like it is the one near
jk> the red dot on the lens. The next screw head clockwise is the one which
jk> would end up close to the reset button when the lens is completely
jk> mounted on the camera.
jk> If I'm seeing the pictures correctly the second screw head and the small
jk> tab near it (which is used to manually stop down the lens) are both
jk> slightly closer to the to the first screw head on the bad mount.
jk> Perhaps the easiest way to tell the good from the bad is that one edge
jk> of the manual stop down tab is inline with the second ear of the bayonet
jk> mount (next to Japan) on the good mount.
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