Here is a different take to spice up this thread...
(Snapshot using my iPod Touch - sorry for the low quality, but it tells the story.)
...an undressed FA50 f1.4! If this isn't gear p0rn at its WORST, I don't know what is!
This poor thing got knocked on its front and cockeyed the focus helicoid so it would not focus properly. This belongs to my daughter, and my son-in-law bumped it, so she came crying to me, her dad, to fix it. Well, I tried! Sure, I got it disassembled, and the focus helicoid now works properly, but I got carried away and TOTALLY stripped the thing down - MISTAKE! I can't get the aperture blades to fully open to f1.4, so off to Eric it went this morning (not in this condition, but in re-assembled condition). It's worth having Eric perform his magic on it though since it is such a nice lens. My daughter is a semi-pro photographer and uses this lens extensively in her home studio for portraiture.
Lesson learned - stay away from FA series lens repair, and stick to old manual lenses!
-Joe-