Good job!
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Dawid Loubser wrote:
> Well, the technique worked. I used, of all things, a bamboo chopstick
> (sushi, anybody?) as a jig, as it would guarantee that I could not exert
> massive force on the lens. It was surprisingly strong.
>
> Half an hour of careful knocking with a small hammer, and my busted-up
> lens
> is panelbeated into a round shape again, with filters screwing in
> smoothly.
> I can see why it's best not to remove the dented part from the lens,
> you'd
> probably never get it on again. I suspect this is an incredibly early
> (silvernose) 24/2.0 lens, low serial number and yellow colour cast.
>
> Thank you all for the advice - and at least I now know what to do
> should I see
> this again. I am used to my Mamiya RB lenses, which would need a
> sledgehammer to
> knock into our out of shape, but the OM lenses have surprisingly
> delicate filter
> threads (well, some of then - the 90/2.0 appears to have a much
> "thicker" build
> than the 24/2.0 or 50/1.4) but at least it's not a plastic lens
> splitting apart
> a-la most Canikon lenses.
>
> Enjoy life,
> Dawid
>
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