The tab is mounted to it's ring (probably) with 2 screws. Tab should
not move much side to side. Either screws are loose or tab has been
bent. If rebending, be carefull as some tabes are very brittle and can
break off.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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priit@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>
>>I suggest you put a lens on the tube and set the shutter speed dial on
>>"B". Open the back of the camera and hold the shutter open while you
>>attach the tube/lens combo. With the back open you should be able to
>>observe the coupling (or failure thereof) between the tube's coupling
>>lever and the meter arm. You may also want to compare with another lens
>>or two without the tube such that you see how things are supposed to be
>>aligned. You'll soon figure out what's bent and how to correct it.
>
>
> That was an excellent suggestion, thank you. Using this approach I was
> able to see what's going on. The lever actually moves the arm correctly up
> to f/8, but going from there to f/5.6 it invariably slips past the arm and
> gets stuck.
>
> It does not even look like if anything was bent. The corner of the meter
> arm is a bit rounded and the lever on the telescopic tube is quite long
> and therefore not as rigid as the ones on lenses or shorter tubes. It has
> also a lot of room to move sideways, in this case towards the centre of
> the mount. I guess this makes it easier to slip by the meter arm.
>
> priit.
>
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