canon fd lens mystery

<p>several weeks afo i bought a canon fd 35-70 lens.<br>

after several ambulnce rides, a new heart valve. i could not locate the lens.<br>

last night i found it again.<br>

mounted it on a canon body.<br>

it seems the lens aperture ring will not move off A.<br>

either on or opff the at-1 body.<br>

the A is at 11 o clock and the aperture settings at 2, as viewed from the front of the lens.<br>

it seems to be ob proply.</p>

<p>i bought this lns from the big reliable place in atlants.</p>

<p>any thoughts ?<br>

the aperture seems small and th f-stop rig winn not move.<br>

the mount is bayonet not the older locking ring type.</p>

<p>i have other canon fd bodies.</p>

 

<p>Walter, it sounds as if the lens didn't properly or snugly mount to the camera body to engage the auto aperture mechanism. Try dismounting it and remounting it and see if that allows you to manually set the aperture.</p>

Walter, I hope your own malfunctions are corrected also!

<p>Get better soon, please.</p>

<p>Walter, hope you're feeling better. Ignore this if you've already tried it, but you know you have to push the little button on the aperture ring "in" to take the aperture ring off the "A" setting, right? At least that's how all my FD lenses have always worked.</p>

<p>Walter, congratulations on the new valve. I'm glad you're back in fighting form.</p>

<p>This lens-- by any chance, does it have 'U.S. NAVY' stencilled on it? I ask because there were many lenses (and cameras) on the market a few years ago which were U.S.N surplus from the 1980s. I've heard them called 'pilot cameras'. They had been rendered idiot-proof by disabling some of the adjustments. They were essentially very high-quality point-and-shoots which could be operated one-handed. </p>

<p>As I remember, a typical setup was a Canon T70 locked on to some sort of automatic exposure-- something like shutter priority at 1/500 would make sense. The lenses would be locked at infinity. If I recall correctly, not hyperfocal, which would vary with aperture, but infinity. I think some or all of them didn't even have a focus ring.</p>

 

<p>first it was my wide fingers and manbe my hand-eye co-ordination<br>

as well as my poor vision ( hopefully corrected soon)<br>

I took an AE-1 wqith a 50mm lens. I was able to turn it to A or the f-stops<br>

-- yes I had figured out the button by the A.<br>

then I tried itwith the 35-70 zoom.<br>

At first iz had no luck. but pressing harder and carefi=ully I was able to move it to either f-stops or to A.<br>

sorry to be unsure but I fooled around with it last night and was totally unsucessful.<br>

as far as my health is concerned.<br>

both the VA and the hospital seem to be waithing for me to " get better"<br>

as far as I know there is a 25 pound lifting limitation due to be over in a few weeks.<br>

( cteracts othjer things)<br>

The procedurew was doe thru a catheter no chest cracking.</p>

<p>for those of you who are Veterans " veteran s choice"<br>

allows yu to pick a very good civilian hospitan for more serious procedures.<br>

it is covered by your va benefits.</p>

<p>thanks for the kind words. i will be 81in septemberr.<br>

and i sort of wonder if it is really s0.<br>

i seem to be treated like a really old guy.<br>

i suppose in a few years i will begin to feel old.<br>

this lens malfunction is more of a fumble-fingers issue.</p>

<p>btw when jim. a long term smoker was diagnosed, he sent me many of his canon a and t series cameras.<br>

and 4 eos rebels and one lens.<br>

i can still see well enough to frame and focus<br>

but those little numbrs and dials are beyond me.</p>

<p>ao.</p>

<p>Walter - I am both a cardiac patient who has had 8 grafts, and one who teaches others how to work with new cardiac patients at several local hospitals. You might be interested in checking out the resources on this site if you haven't already been contacted by one of their volunteers. http://mendedhearts.org/ . Be patient, recovery from your operation is often excellent, but does take some time; and if a formal cardiac rehabilitation program is offered to you, jump on the chance...people who complete these programs typically heal faster and stay healthy longer. I actually began a return to hiking, after years of lost focus, about a year after surgery and had the good fortune to hike in several continents in ensuing years, and my employees signed me up for my first (and only) marathon.<br>

Steve</p>

Did they give you a Nikon heart valve? That

might impair your ability to use Canon gear. :)

Did they give you a Nikon heart valve? That

might impair your ability to use Canon gear. :)

<p>I am 74 and have cardiac issues since 1977. Walter, hope you are feeling better everyday. Try to keep smiling, taking pictures and moving. On the issue with Canon AT-1 and Canon lens, it should be impossible to mount or dismount the lens when aperture ring is on "A". You readers can tell me if I am correct on this observation!</p>

<p>THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE KIND THOUGHTS<br>

I am 80 and think my heart problems are suceffully repaired<br>

several doctore feel my old heart has been thru a lot.<br>

and there is a possibility they something else will " get me"<br>

I find recouperation to be slower than the 5 x bypass 12 years ago<br>

the chect pis stopped when they put in the new heart valve.<br>

remeber you vets, the VA will pay for it.</p>

<p>Jim sent me many canon cameras<br>

but I still love my miranda sensorexes ( not ee)</p>

<p>sometimes too muc automation comfuses me.</p>

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