Pulled a lens apart tonight

[DesmondD]

I recently bought two Nikon F55's on separate auctions each with a 70-300 and 28-80 and a bag coincidentally - I decided I could 'experiment' with one of the lenses I will never use ....[ both sets cost $50 each ]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip001.jpg

There's the screw drive at the back ....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip003.jpg

There's the cogs that connect the screw drive to the lens focus system ....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip005.jpg

And the electronics ......

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip006.jpg

These contacts appear to relay the focal length to the lens pins

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip007.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip008.jpg

I still have some work to do to get it fully apart :)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip009.jpg


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[kiwi]

Cool, can you see how hard it is to scratch the front element ?

[DesmondD]

Cool, can you see how hard it is to scratch the front element ?

Maybe that will be my next project with the other lens :)

There's the aperture blades out of the way ....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip012.jpg

Now there's a good reason for this 'experiment' and it looks like it may just work .
Here's a shot from my Fuji F31fd which doesn't go very wide

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip015.jpg

Now we fit the front element from the 28-80 lens ....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip013.jpg

And we have a wide angle F31fd !

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/aperture/zlenstrip014.jpg


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[I @ M]

Do you ever get bored Desmond?

Nah, didn't think so. :D

At least this series hasn't got objects bursting into flame or being decimated with swords -----

or is there still hope left after the weekend? :p

[DesmondD]

Do you ever get bored Desmond?

Nah, didn't think so. :D

At least this series hasn't got objects bursting into flame or being decimated with swords -----

or is there still hope left after the weekend? :p

This is the result of getting bored :)

[DesmondD]

Tonight I tried to 'modify' the F55 body - unsuccessfully :(

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zf55029.jpg



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[Mary Anne]

Oh what a shame.. :pirlaugh2:

[DesmondD]

Oh what a shame.. :pirlaugh2:

Well I do have another one lying in the cupboard actually - so all hope is not lost yet !


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[DesmondD]

bad weather outside today .... had some more time to pull it apart further ...

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zF55033.jpg

The command dial ....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zF55036.jpg

The switch that tells the camera the flash is up

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zF55038.jpg

The solenoid that releases the flash mechanism .

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zF55039.jpg

What's left of the shutter blades .....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/zF55043.jpg

[DesmondD]

Today at work I decided to take a few snaps of the fuel pump I pulled apart and overhauled .... may explain why I like pulling things apart :)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/BorisVE034.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/BorisVE045.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/BorisVE049.jpg


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[zollo]

looks familiar, are you a diesel injection mech?

[DesmondD]

looks familiar, are you a diesel injection mech?

Sort of - I'm an auto electrician , photographed this guys wedding and he asked me to come work for him since everything in the diesel industry is going electronic .
Now I'm learning to overhaul diesel pumps , turbos and injectors .
Since I'm doing the work I decided to start another apprenticeship so now I'm studying to be a "diesel fuel technician " :)

[zollo]

ok cool. back in my teens I started a diesel fuel injection apprenticeship, never finished i though. 6 months of >take dirty injector apart and clean>new nozzle>shim/test/shim/test and I was done:D all the best with yours

[DesmondD]

ok cool. back in my teens I started a diesel fuel injection apprenticeship, never finished i though. 6 months of >take dirty injector apart and clean>new nozzle>shim/test/shim/test and I was done:D all the best with yours

I've only done a few pintle injectors , we have a guy who only does injectors all day so it may take a while before I've done enough to pass a test :)

[Entrapro]

What a pity that DXO Optics Pro isn't planning to disseminate a distortion-correcting algorithm for an F31/part 28-80 combo! Maybe you should email them! :)