We often just melt small screws into the plastic to hold the blade
spring down, then cover with JB Weld or epoxy. I've still got a couple
of the original plastic inserts, but don't bother unless absolutely
necessary -- there's a number of tiny bearings between the aperture and
index rings that are the devil to put back!
Mark Dapoz wrote:
>
> On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
> > > The mounting latch however does not work. It looks like the
> > > spring that pushes the little blade out to lock the lens on
> > > the camera is broken.
> >
> > Seems to be a common problem with the 135s.
>
> Yes, if I remember correctly, the "spring" (actually a lever), is held to
> the inside of the mount by two plastic posts which have had their tops
> melted down. Usually the melted part breaks off and the lever comes free.
> It's simple job to put the lever back on and glue it down. However, you
> do need to try and find where the broken off tops have gone. Sometimes
> they make it into the lens and end up between two elements.
> -mark
>
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