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Re: [OM] Repair dented 24mm f/2.0 ?

Subject: Re: [OM] Repair dented 24mm f/2.0 ?
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:48:22 -0500
Chuck,
  A low-tech but very elegant solution. Although that "brass" hammer is a
bit rusty. ;^)

Charlie

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> As others have said already don't try to take it apart.  Even if you
> could get it apart the repair wouldn't be as satisfactory as you'd
> likely get the whole barrel out of round.  Here's a little slide show
> illustration of the repair technique:
> <http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=654606>
>
> Work very, very slowly and test often with a filter to see if it's round
> again yet.  If you have an old body you might want to mount the lens on
> the body if that allows you to make a little wooden jig where the camera
> is held in place with a 1/4x20 screw via its tripod socket and the lens
> rests on a the semicircular wooden lens anvil (see illustrated
> instructions above) which is part of the jig.  That should hold
> everything in place while you work... very, very slowly.  Did I say to
> work very, very slowly?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Dawid Loubser wrote:
> > Does anybody have some basic pointers as to the disassembly procedure
> > to get to part CA205100/CA974300 (the front filter ring)...?
> >
> >
> > On 21 Jan 2009, at 2:15 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> >
> >> Exploded parts diagram is here> Dawid:
> >> http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/PDFs/24mm_f2.0.pdf
>  >
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