The locking pin itself isn't plastic, it is metal. It's a spring inside
normally held down by a (now broken) plastic post. Safe to use in an
"emergency" test scenario, it just won't latch on the adapter properly.
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On 2/25/2013 5:28 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 2/25/2013 2:14 PM, Walters, Martin wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> The 135/3.5 tested out well on the E-1 (John Foster-Biofos).
>> Haven't tried mine because the dreaded plastic locking pin is
>> broken.
>
> Plastic locking pin on what? I need to know what to dread. :-)
>
>> I've tried the Pen F 150/4 which is actually quite sharp.
>
> Just cause they are old doesn't mean lenses aren't sharp. I posted
> here a while ago about how an 'ancient' 200/4 Nikkor bested both my
> 200/5 and 200/4 Zuikos, center and edge. Huge, heavy, probably flares
> more easily, but SHARP.
>
> Bated Breath Moose
>
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