I was told to post this here (from the Canon forum), so I'm giving it a whirl...
Anyone know a shop that repairs FD-mount lenses? I have an old Canon FD 85 f/1.2L with a stuck aperture (only moves very slightly). Thanks in advance.
It's a really easy lens to work on if you're in an environment where you can manage dust. The surfaces are huge so it's kinda difficult in that regard. But it's really easy to get at that aperture mechanism if you wanted to try it yourself.
What camera are you using it on BTW?
If you do wanna try it me or someone else here can suggest ways of curing the aperture with a little more description about the problem.
Thanks for the quick reply! I'm so un-mechanically inclined and unfamiliar with FD mount lenses, it's embarrassing. I better let a lens expert handle it truthfully.
I have an A1 camera coming in, so it hasn't actually been tested on a camera yet. But...the blades do not move when I manually move the lever or turn the aperture ring. When the rear lenscap is on, it looks like the aperture blades moves a very small amount between f/8-f/16 when I move the aperture ring. Between f/1.2 and f/8 the blades are motionless.
Don't know about FD lenses in particular but I had very good service from these guys http://www.essexcamera.com/ for a Rodenstock lens that had the iris blades out of place. Lens came back working perfectly, no problem since.
Wait till you get it on your camera before declaring it as unworking. FD's are just plain weird! And... a few high-speed dry shots may just cure it for you.
Bifurcator wrote:
Wait till you get it on your camera before declaring it as unworking. FD's are just plain weird! And... a few high-speed dry shots may just cure it for you.
Probably a good idea, I don't want to jump to conclusions just yet... But it's not acting like the other FD lenses I received. Thanks again everyone, I knew I could count on you guys
Looks like that actually did the trick. Thanks corndog. Guess I should have tried it on the camera first before posting. Anyhow, good to know there are people that still can repair these. Thanks again everyone.
