It sounds like "impact damage" to me; or perhaps there's something stuck in the
helicoid?. Send it back ASAP.
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>Subject: [OM] Zuiko 35mm 2.8 problem
> From: "Douglas Tourtelot" <tourtelot1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 13:56:58 -0700
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Well, I'll try again after my double blunder. Guess I am preoccupied<g>.
>
>Just acquired this otherwise clean lens. The focus is stuck at the "close
>focus" end and won't focus toward infinity any closer than about 1.5 feet
>where it binds and stops. Aperture works fine, but the "other little
>coupling thingy" on the rear of the lens mount is also bindy (is that a
>word?).
>
>I am in the process of sending it back, but I a curious whether any of you
>more experienced 'holics have seen this before?
>
>Regards,
>
>D.
>
>
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