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DaveHolmes · 04-16-2012, 07:35 AM

Hi
Just picked up a SMC-Pentax-A-35mm-F2.8-Lens very very cheap...

The glass is clear, unscrached... Aperture ring is snappy... No oil that I can see on blades... A-setting works flawlessly... Lens is sharp and produces nice image...

However...

The focus ring is very very stiff... At times there is a kind of grinding feeling to it...

Is there an easy fix or am I looking at a small fortune to repair?

Jüri · 04-16-2012, 08:51 AM

I made a stuck focus ring on A 2/50 move like it was new. It's rather simple and quick fix if you know what you're doing and have that tiny screwdriver (PH000 or PH00). I don't think the A 3.5/28 is too different.

Here's a link that helped me.
Help! Focus jammed: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

DaveHolmes · 04-16-2012, 09:24 AM

Originally posted by Jüri

I made a stuck focus ring on A 2/50 move like it was new. It's rather simple and quick fix if you know what you're doing and have that tiny screwdriver (PH000 or PH00). I don't think the A 3.5/28 is too different.

Here's a link that helped me.
Help! Focus jammed: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Thank you!!

04-16-2012, 07:35 AM	#1
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Pentax-A 35mm 2.8 Hi Just picked up a SMC-Pentax-A-35mm-F2.8-Lens very very cheap... The glass is clear, unscrached... Aperture ring is snappy... No oil that I can see on blades... A-setting works flawlessly... Lens is sharp and produces nice image... However... The focus ring is very very stiff... At times there is a kind of grinding feeling to it... Is there an easy fix or am I looking at a small fortune to repair?

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04-16-2012, 08:51 AM	#2
Jüri Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tartu, Estonia Posts: 83	I made a stuck focus ring on A 2/50 move like it was new. It's rather simple and quick fix if you know what you're doing and have that tiny screwdriver (PH000 or PH00). I don't think the A 3.5/28 is too different. Here's a link that helped me. Help! Focus jammed: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

04-16-2012, 09:24 AM	#3
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jüri I made a stuck focus ring on A 2/50 move like it was new. It's rather simple and quick fix if you know what you're doing and have that tiny screwdriver (PH000 or PH00). I don't think the A 3.5/28 is too different. Here's a link that helped me. Help! Focus jammed: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review Thank you!!

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