Vlad Soare

That sounds like an interesting proposition. I am actually a technically inclined person, so I may stand at least a slight chance not to make a mess of it - and after all, what do I have to lose? But the problem is, I've never done this. I don't know what to look for. How will I even be able to tell if an element is misplaced? I have no idea how it should have been placed in the first place. Besides, I'm not sure where to start. What's holding it together? Shall I start with the screws that are visibile in the picture, after which the lens mount can be removed and more screws will come into view? Are there other kinds of fasteners inside, which may require special tools?

Thank you all for your replies. If the mount is indeed correct, then I guess the only possible explanation is that the lens itself is defective - something must be out of alignment inside. The lens looks really well for its age and doesn't show signs of having been opened up. But who knows, with used items you can never be completely sure. I will return it.

Hello, My wife bought a used AE-1 Program a couple of months ago, together with a Canon 50 mm f/1.8 lens. The camera and lens are in pristine condition, everything works perfectly, and she's very happy with it. And since she enjoys it so much, I thought I'd get her a wide angle lens to go with it. I found an FD-mount Hanimex 28 mm f/2.8 in perfect condition. But when we mounted it on the camera, surprise! It's completely out of focus! The viewfinder is just a massive blur, and turning the focusing ring doesn't help at all. At first I thought that the mount was wrong. Maybe it had been incorrectly labeled as an FD-mount. But it doesn't look like an R or FL. It does look like an FD. This is the 50 mm lens, which works fine: And this is the Hanimex, which doesn't: There is one difference in the way it mounts, though. To mount the Canon lens, I rotate the whole lens until it clicks in place, at which point a small button on its side raises a bit. This button will then be used to unlock the lens when I want to remove it from the body. The Hanimex must be put on the body, then held in place with one hand, while I rotate a locking ring with the other. It's clear to me that the lens isn't a good match for my camera, so I will definitely return it. I bought it from a reputable store with a good return policy. But I'd just like to understand what the problem is. It looks like an FD lens, it mounts on an FD camera, but its focus plane is nowhere near where it should be. If I move it a bit further away from the camera, it gets worse. So it looks like it should actually go deeper inside the camera to focus correctly. Thank you.

<p>Hi guys,</p> <p>I've been recently given 1kg of metol. It was in an old tin box which seemed to have never been opened. Upon inspection, I noticed that it doesn't look like the metol I had just bought a couple of weeks ago. That looked like white crystals, while this one is noticeably finer (like flour) and slightly pink.<br /> It looks as homogenous as it gets, I mean it's not like parts of it have become pink. It all looks the same. I know, because I transferred the entire contents of the box to another jar (I couldn't help it - I'm a fan of those brown glass jars and bottles). Nothing about its appearance would worry me if I didn't happen to have another batch of metol to compare it with.</p> <p>Is this pink shade normal? Or does it mean that it's dead?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>