I have modded another lens for a participant here. However sending 60-250mm lenses around the world is NOT CHEAP - and to that comes package and handling and insurances and uncertain however post works as it should.
However - this is just a thought:
1/I take my unmodded tube without the SDM-part to a workshop and ask them for the cost of let's say to mod 15 pieces. If OK to a reasonable price THEN
2/ try to buy 15 pieces unmodded baffel-kits from my camera workshop mentioned above
3/ Loosen the baffel-tubes give them to the presumed workshop and have them fixed.
4/ Then fetch them, inspect, paint and glue the parts - ready to delivery after postage and handling..
5/ Customer (you that is) get it and change the parts having your original as a spare.
I or preferably someone else in with this idea?
Let's put it this way - I want to enjoy summer and all else so there is resistance in me....
You know my motorhome - fly-fishing - photographing - hiking - enjoy my kids and grandchildren etc etc.
Sweden and Norway has short summers - like northern Canada - and North it will go!!
BTW:
(PH vs JIS - PH has a tiny longer tip - sand the PH tip just a bit and it fits just as good as a JIS - I did learn that long ago when I worried about that by an old fine-mechanican in my veteran-car-club.
Just make sure You have total grip and fit using the screw-driver - You feel when you have total fit yourself. Anyway - it's only the upper part that effectively torque the screw - so you want to "bottom it" in the X )
Last edited by Gutta Perka; 04-30-2017 at 04:20 PM.