I recently bought this lens locally in an auction at a very low price.
I own the F3 and the lens is in perfect electrical and mechanical
shape EXCEPT for the front element which is missing (photo attached).
The internal optical piece that remains zooms in an out perfectly. All
other features work (auto iris, steady shot, flange focal length adjustment),
EXCEPT for focusing. It changes correctly from Manual focus to Auto focus
but none of them work. My question is: By looking at the front of the lens,
would it be an easy fix if i come across a broken lens but with intact front
element as a donor? If not, can i still try to fit a front element of another
lens with an helicoid or such?
Thanks in advance!
I own the F3 and the lens is in perfect electrical and mechanical
shape EXCEPT for the front element which is missing (photo attached).
The internal optical piece that remains zooms in an out perfectly. All
other features work (auto iris, steady shot, flange focal length adjustment),
EXCEPT for focusing. It changes correctly from Manual focus to Auto focus
but none of them work. My question is: By looking at the front of the lens,
would it be an easy fix if i come across a broken lens but with intact front
element as a donor? If not, can i still try to fit a front element of another
lens with an helicoid or such?
Thanks in advance!
