Hi everyone,
I'm totally new here on the forum, and am in need of some advice.
I just recently purchased a SMC 28mm f/2.0 lens on ebay, almost mint condition. I now realize this is a pretty rare lens, and can hardly find any info about it on the web.
I purchased this lens of use on my Canon 5D mark ii, mainly for video.
SO, this will probably make all you film users pain, but i cut off the aperture lever, and sanded down the plastic guard so it could clear the mirror. I was really nervous doing it, but i found a guide of how to do it and followed the directions.
The lens now fits, and looks BEAUTIFUL with the Canon 5D.
I normally shoot wide open, but today i just realized that when i turn the aperture ring, the iris actually doesn't respond. I can take the lens off, and just a bit of the lever is sticking out, enough for me to use my finger to manually make the iris open and close, but the ring doesn't work anymore. Sad.
Before i modified the lens, everything was working fine. Even though i cut of a few cm of the aperture lever, i don't think that should have stopped it from working right?
another problem is that i can't go diagnosing what's wrong, because one of the screws is stripped on the lens, so the metal plate can't come off. Anyone know how to get a stripped screw head out? its SO small.
Any ideas how to solve this?
here's the directions i followed to get an idea. mine looks the same
How to modify K-Mount lenses to fit a full-frame Canon camera
thanks so much!