I come late to this discussion, but I've been there, done that,
although I didn't get a T-shirt.
Several months ago I got a 135/2.8 in an eBay auction that had a
couple of dings in the hood, not serious enough to keep it from
retracting, but it did drag, and it wasn't pretty. I used a short
piece of wooden closet rod dowell inside and a plastic dead-blow
hammer gently applied from the outside to smooth things out. The
metal is fairly soft and malleable, so it doesn't need a lot of
force. Resorting to the "bigger hammer" method of repair
shouldn't be necessary.
Anyway, what is it that makes these particular lenses so easy to
drop and ding up?
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Rick Beckrich" <ribec@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 06:08:46 +0800
>If you have access to some tools, try this:
>use a hole saw of proper diameter to drill
>though a short piece of 1 X 4 pine or other
>soft wood. Cut the board in half on the center
>of the hole. Rest the hood in this half-round
>cradle and with a small stick, work the ding out.
>(Lacking a hole saw, trace a half circle and cut
>with a fret or coping saw.)
>
>Rick (now in DC with the Washington Times)
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