I think Mark responded about using the rubber stopper on the lockring and
heating the aperature ring to get it off. I was able to get the lockring off
by hand (funny how the grease on that didn't seize). I was concerned about
using a direct heat source on the lens (all those little parts inside and the
glass, expanding and contracting at different rates) so i went with the brute
force method: channel lock pliers. I put a strip of leather around the
aperature ring and a rubber strip around that for extra protection. Same deal
on the knurled ring on the barrel, and used 2 pairs of pliers to [gently] turn
the ring back and forth. It took a few minutes to get it to move and break
the grease up, but I didn't have to reef on it, and I managed not to scratch
it at all. Hopefully yours is not stuck as bad as mine was.
Just another idea. Good luck!
maat
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