It wasn't me. But I have done something similar. Cut two longitudinal 1" (or longer) slits in the pipe. Use an exterior pipe clip and tighten the screw down...
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mehrdad abadani
mehrdadmancity
Aug 29, 2012 7:22 pm
interesting G. shall give that try, once i find the right tube. many thanks M [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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nikkor1756
Aug 30, 2012 1:48 am
Thank you for the informative reply. I will order the ring and try to reassemble everything. But I do have the silver lens mount, and has the lever that...
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Torsten Wagner
torwag010
Sep 3, 2012 10:23 am
Hi, thats my first post, I tried to use the group search but couldn't found some equivalent posting. If I missed a good link or something like this, I would be...
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Robin Claw
claw.robin
Sep 3, 2012 1:19 pm
Hi Torsten It might help some people if you could identify which lens it is - as you say, there are many 50s. Look here are you should find it from its serial...
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hideftech
Sep 3, 2012 1:49 pm
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=654606 This is a pretty decent tutorial how to do it with homemade tools. The man obviously knows what he is doing...
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Torsten Wagner
torwag010
Sep 3, 2012 1:51 pm
Hi Robin, thanks for the quick answering. I checked the site but looked up the page lens instead of serial number. I was not aware that three different...
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Robert Balala
ballz739
Sep 3, 2012 2:06 pm
I cover the element and lens ring with a microfiber cloth and put the tip of a small flathead screw driver on the inside of the kink and tap other end of the...
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niel fagan
neiljohnuk
Sep 3, 2012 2:48 pm
If you can't get the threads use-able with any of the usual methods and glassless filter and some lathe time could put a use-able thread in front... Not...
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mikerfns
Sep 4, 2012 8:36 pm
Removing the nameplate ring is not going to help you. However the bent filter thread section can be replaced if you can find a replacement part. That probably...
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 6, 2012 8:04 pm
I know that need part 1K475-567, but now I cant get it from nikon, because of the recent policy change on parts.  PITA, so is there a OEM or black market I...
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hideftech
Sep 6, 2012 8:26 pm
Good luck with that. I can't even find a damn rubber grip for a 55 2.8 Micro. Thank you Nikon we love you too. There is an outfit that sells on ebay. They have...
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banjobees
Sep 7, 2012 9:02 pm
Good morning- I bought a used 120mm Medical Nikkor with LD-2 power supply that is missing the holder that takes 8AA batteries. Haven't been able to find a...
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nikkor1756
Sep 11, 2012 1:51 pm
i know (-; I feel that the alignment of the aperture blades might be off. I have uploaded the repair manual, needed to split in two parts to get uploaded....
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 11, 2012 3:20 pm
One other thing, on page 31, where it has the "index ring #27, zoom ring #37", it appears that these are two pieces . On mine, it is very stiff from 24-35. ...
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chdao
Sep 11, 2012 5:42 pm
I didn't want to hijack the other 17-35mm thread but I am also messing with this lens. After getting the zoom ring fixed, I decided to clean some dirt off the...
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nikkor1756
Sep 11, 2012 8:55 pm
Was talking with a friend about the fun of trying to get parts for my camera. He suggested buying used, well looked and could not find that either. So the...
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William Sampson
wdshpbiz
Sep 11, 2012 9:38 pm
Good luck with your venture! Since Nikon USA cut off new parts sales in July, your market might be larger than you think. Most of the used parts action seems...
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 12, 2012 12:35 am
Thanks, should be fun. We have already created the logo and a facebook page, the fun parts (-;.   We looked at ebay, but the listing and all fees are out...
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Annika
annika669
Sep 12, 2012 6:22 am
Is it only me that can not see the "original";, thread starting message? Thankyou ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Harri Haataja
realblades
Sep 12, 2012 7:12 am
... It used a lot of spam verbiage so maybe a spam filter ate it. -- I appear to be temporarily using gmail's horrible interface. I apologise for any failure...
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chdao
Sep 12, 2012 2:04 pm
The repair manual recommends not to mess with 5th element. I guess I am screwed....
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 12, 2012 2:20 pm
I am no expert, but if you just unscrewed the element and cleaned it, i think you are fine.  From the manual (which is not in front of me), but I recall is...
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 12, 2012 2:23 pm
Sorry to repost to my message, but if I am right and it can be taken apart into two pieces. And that is the case you did. I have NOT done that to mine, I...
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Chuong Dao
chdao
Sep 12, 2012 2:37 pm
Thanks James, I think I misunderstood the manual. It said not to mess with the element group but OK to separate between groups. So, I opened it up again and...
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James Nelson
nikkor1756
Sep 12, 2012 2:44 pm
That is good to know, glad that it is almost fixed for you.  Have a beer or soda and think about how much $$$ you saved.  Got a question, my zoom is very...
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Chuong Dao
chdao
Sep 12, 2012 2:54 pm
This is also in my todo list. So far, I am happy that I was able to fix the zoom. The zoom lever position went out of track due to two loosen screws. I got it...
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hideftech
Sep 13, 2012 7:52 pm
A long shot but if any of you know where to find a 16mm 3.5 Fisheye please let me know.. Thanks Ron Watson [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Thomas Altfather Good
thomasaltfat...
Sep 13, 2012 8:20 pm
The Zenitar lens is a good one. It's completely manual and comes in a variety of mounts (I've used the F on a N70 and the M42 on a Praktica MTL3 and Zenit...
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Robert Balala
ballz739
Sep 13, 2012 9:17 pm
Someone selling one on fred Miranda Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
