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David Parks · October 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM

Here's the deal. I let a friend of mine borrow my camera and when checking it out I noticed some black irregular spots, on the image (not white when you see dead pixels) scattered at different points in the image. About 10 to 15 in all. The look they dust spots on the back end of the lens. Note: They don't rotate when focusing and stay in focus no matter what.

So, I'm thinking I need to clean the 16x standard lens except I can't get it off. The lever which is at 4:00 o'clock won't budge when I try to push it up to its release point, 2:00. I've been trying for 2 days. It's like the peanut butter jar lid syndrome

For obvious reasons I don't want to take a hammer to it.

It is really stuck. I almost busted my back trying to push it up to release.

Any ideas???

David Parks · October 21st, 2006, 10:46 AM

Problem solved. It required a lot of force though.

Stephan Ahonen · October 21st, 2006, 05:42 PM

Those bayonet mounts can sometimes be pretty bad. Best thing to do, I think, is put the thing on a flat surface with the lens pointing down so the weight of the camera isn't torquing the connection.

October 21st, 2006, 10:06 AM	#1
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	Stuck Lens Here's the deal. I let a friend of mine borrow my camera and when checking it out I noticed some black irregular spots, on the image (not white when you see dead pixels) scattered at different points in the image. About 10 to 15 in all. The look they dust spots on the back end of the lens. Note: They don't rotate when focusing and stay in focus no matter what. So, I'm thinking I need to clean the 16x standard lens except I can't get it off. The lever which is at 4:00 o'clock won't budge when I try to push it up to its release point, 2:00. I've been trying for 2 days. It's like the peanut butter jar lid syndrome For obvious reasons I don't want to take a hammer to it. It is really stuck. I almost busted my back trying to push it up to release. Any ideas??? __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

October 21st, 2006, 10:46 AM	#2
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	Problem solved. It required a lot of force though. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

October 21st, 2006, 05:42 PM	#3
Stephan Ahonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 512	Those bayonet mounts can sometimes be pretty bad. Best thing to do, I think, is put the thing on a flat surface with the lens pointing down so the weight of the camera isn't torquing the connection.