Jesse Vincent

I desperately wanted one of these when they first came out and finally got my hands on one...a week ago.  Mode2 is revelatory. I desperately want it on a modern full frame body. Not that I expect ...

One trick that I've only recently figured out (but which might have been widely known) is a way to emulate Panasonic's color-on-greyscale focus peaking mode when shooting raw. In retrospect, It's ...

Having poked around a bit more, it looks like neither focus nor zoom are working properly and the aperture ring is a bit loose, but functional. You've absolutely convinced me to skill up with less ...

That's very, very reasonable advice. (I picked it up for about $100, so have been...relaxed about it, but yes, I'm happy to give you first crack at parts if I end up wrecking it, but point taken. ...

Thanks! This is, perhaps somewhat questionably, my first lens disassembly.  I'm expecting to treat this as a learning experience and will be delighted if I end up with a working lens, but not ...

Hi Karthik, I know it's been quite some time, but I was wondering if you might be up for sharing some tips about your initial repair to the lens. I've just acquired a copy of this lens with a stuck ...