Dear Mark.....
Thanks for your sobering message.....
Peace
TMLee
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zuikies & Zuikettes <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2000 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] .....sad news.....
>On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, tmlee wrote:
>
>> Got a reply recently from the repairman.... he said the fungus has grown
>> between two lens elements where they are supposed to be cemented
>> together...... he doesn't have the lens group so he can swap..... he also
>> said Japan doesn't have...... he experienced Japan sending him back some
>> other similar cases saying they can't help for lack of parts.....
>>
>> Anyone have any suggestions on how to resurrect the zoom to pristine
status
>> ?
>
>Your best bet would be to find a donor lens and take the element group from
>it. The only other alternative that I've seen is the service offered by
>S.K. Grimes. Apparently he can separate lens groups and re-cement them.
>See http://www.skgrimes.com/popsci/index.htm for more info. I've never
>used his services so I have no idea what the price or quality of his work
>is. I would suspect the price to be beyond the value of your 35-105 zoom
>lens.
> -mark
>
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