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[OM] Re: 65-116 auto tube coupling problem

Subject: [OM] Re: 65-116 auto tube coupling problem
From: priit@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:27:35 +0200 (EET)

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Jeff Keller wrote:

>
> I've had a couple different lenses which had one of the levers
> slightly bent. In both cases I took a pair of needle nose pliers and
> bent the lever to work with the camera. I never noticed if the problem
> was specific to one camera. I just "adjusted" the lever when I saw it
> wasn't engaging. I've never been comfortable doing it because of fear
> of breaking the lever or bending it in the wrong place, but so far
> it's been a quick solution. Good luck,
> -jefff

Thanks Jeff, your post was very helpful. I took a pair of pliers and bent 
the lever. This was enough to persuade it to work across the entire 
aperture range. Sounds simple, but sometimes you just don't think about 
the brute force approach immediately :)

priit.

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