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Okay - so here's a real novice question. Don't you worry that you'll wear out that switch early? That's why I wanted to get the power save working.

Thanks - I'll give this a try.

Thanks for your reply. I'm carrying it in my hand with a wrist strap and the lens cap off. Is there a setting I can turn off to make the camera behave? I shoot completely manual with adapted lenses ...

Anyone else?

I'm not sure of anything! :) But I have the eye sensor turned off - or at least I think I do: menu 2,3 FINDER/MONITOR "Monitor" It seems related to movement to me because without changing any ...

Pls. help me understand the Sony A7 power save feature. It seems like it only kicks in if the camera is not moving? At home on my desk, power save will start, but when I'm walking around it never ...

Thinking of trying these. I don't need 50, but 10 costs almost as much so.... https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07HGF55T4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A24JGA3DO5B17D&psc=1

Interesting - where did you get the ring?

I opened the lens up again this afternoon and resolved the issue of the mis-aligned fork & key, following the advice that Focal Reduced offered above. I set the focus to infinity, removed the fork, ...

Thanks to Tons o Glass 0 Class and ProfHankD for those samples. Very helpful. I'll try to make time to dig into the back of the lens tomorrow and report back. I wonder why Tons's version is so much ...

Thanks again for your advice. Since it seems unlikely that anyone made it into the front element (lots of glue, fungus) I think I'll start by examining the rear elements. I'm guessing the fungus ...

Thanks for your reply and for that diagram. It was the same. Locally from someone who was up front about the blur. The lens has a MD mount and I'm using a Fotga MD-NEX adapter that came with the ...

Hi again - back with another question about this old lens. Everything I've read about it suggests that it's very blurry at wide apertures. But, in the recent thread about removing the front element ...

I'm glad you both posted in this thread. The more information the better. I couldn't find much about servicing this lens online, so I think we've created something of value here. Thanks everyone! D ...

Yeah, and that's only $20 CDN! I like the cheap lenses - you can learn so much trying to fix them and even if you fail, it's only $20 so well worth it. If you're into lens repair, watch for Focal ...

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You'll have to remove another element under the first before you get to the aperture. I wonder if it would be easier to access it from the back of the lens? Maybe someone else can comment.

This is such a common request, I don't understand why Sony refuses to implement this. Some of their cameras allow you to access ISO via one of the dials after a button press, but it's clunky. Just ...

You have to remove the focus ring, then remove another screw that holds the name plate ring in place - see above pictures for that screw. Below is a picture of the focus ring screw. You can't ...

Yup - cheap, soft rubber strap wrench made for removing the lids from jars.