Thanks so much! I wouldn’t consider myself a ‘handy’ person who’s good at fixing things. But I followed this video and fixed my lens! Thank you so much for this video!
Thank you for this video. My lens first broke in 2016 when it fell and got stuck on the lens. It cost me £90 to get it fixed. Then later in 2022 the inner glass randomly dropped out when the camera was auto focusing, and again got stuck on the body of the camera. This time i decided to fix it on my own, i couldn't have done it without this video. So thank you, this saved me a trip to the camera store and valuable money just now.
Thank you very much. Very clear video that enabled me to repair my lens with a similar fault (the mechanism was complete, but was free to fall out at certain focus positions).
If the metal retaining ring, and second reinforcing ring in the main lens body come out while it is disassembled (or sometimes i've seen the main ring work loose so you can see both rings through the gap between lens body and lens element, and the lens feels loose inside), it can be a pain to get them back in properly aligned. I believe the thinner ring goes in first. There are 6 possible positions for it to fit properly with the gaps on the outside edge of the ring engaging with the 3 tiny bayonet protrusions in the body. Try at 0 degrees, 120 degrees, 240 degrees, and then flip it upside down and try again. When it is in the right position, you should be able to turn the ring clockwise by a couple of degrees and it should engage with the bayonets in the main body and hold the ring firmly in place. The second ring just sits ontop of the first ring. Again, 6 ways this ring can go in, so try all positions until you find one where the gaps on the inside edge of the ring line up exactly with the gaps on the inside edge of the first ring beneath it. At this point, they are aligned correctly and you should be able to insert the main lens element assembly into the main body, rotate to lock, and secure with the clip. Sorry I dont have pictures, but the words should make sense when you have it infront of you in pieces :)
I understand what you mean... It happened to me long ago, and it took me a while to figure out which position I have to put it back. But thank you for the tip!
Thank you! I've been wanting to use my dad's camera since forever! Now I just need to get the screwdrivers and hopefully I'll be able to fix the lens myself!
If you are looking for new adhesive to replace damaged or old adhesive that you cleared off on auto focus covers or infact any application where flex cables, or covers need to be stuck down, then you should get a selection of widths of 3M 9448A Double Sided Adhesive Tapes. They're available in widths from 1mm to 100mm, come in black, white or transparent, and are super thin when applied. They are available for next to nothing on a popular auction site. A roll will last you a lifetime.
Felicidades por el vídeo, he conseguido arreglar el objetivo gracias a tu vídeo. No obstante, hay una parte que no se explica en el vídeo y que me ha costado averiguar, y es que en mi caso no conseguía mantener unido el sistema de lentes a "la carcasa". Lo cuento por si a alguien más le pasa y le puede servir. Por más que repetía los pasos del vídeo una vez montado la lente se salía hacía adelante. En teoría es la plaquita metálica que va atornillada la que hace de tope para que la lente no queda suelta, pero no había forma, siempre se me quedaba suelta. Finalmente vi que existen 2 aros metálicos en la parte más exterior del objetivo. Tiene unas muescas que hay que saber colocar, primero en la carcasa, y finalmente entrará la lente. En mi caso al no tenerlas bien encajadas hacía que la lente quedara 1mm más afuera de lo debido, y eso era suficiente para que la plaquita metálica no hiciera el efecto de tope. Luego me ha quedado la duda de para qué sirven las 2 plaquitas metálicas que tienen 2 agujeritos. En el vídeo parece que van como encajadas, pero a mi se me han quedado bastante sueltas. Aún así el objetivo parece que funciona.
Hi, Thank you for your informative step through video. I did all this to clean the lens and now after assembly the auto focus wont work, any tips? It was never a problem before hand
Try to disassemble and reassemble the lens again, and make sure that the gears are connecting to the inner lens part, and the AF / MF switch engages the gears.
6:27 these "wedgies" fall out so easily after they are put in places. whats the point of them then? im pretty sure they'll go loose if i assemble like this
Those are holding the two parts of the lens together. Try to put back the "wedgies" the other way (one side is flat the other side is a wedge... the wedge should go inside).
They are not PH Phillips screws, they are Japanese JIS screws and you need a special JIS screwdriver because if you damage the screw it is almost impossible to remove it without breaking the plastic so be very careful
@@CamerasLensesEtc Thanks to you for such good videos. A question, how do you do to clean the lenses and why not have a white layer that only looks when the light hits them from the side?
I clean the lenses with microfiber cloth, pure alcohol, airpump and brush. I have a few videos about it. I don't understand this: "why not have a white layer that only looks when the light hits them from the side".
If you are working with the new lenses with loose screws, it's ok-ish. However... If you try Philips on old FD lenses - there is absolutely NO WAY you can disassemble them with the Philips.
@@CamerasLensesEtc I clean it with isopropyl alcohol and at first glance it looks clean but when I put a flashlight on the sides I notice that there is a whitish film that I only remove with the lenspen and against the light you can see the cleaning lines
I keep getting an Err 01 communications error when I attach the lens to my camera. When I off center the lens and not click it in place, it works but with no autofocus. Plus my viewfinder is extremely dark.
Maybe they were fallen out of the lens. Those two small wedges are used to keep the lens in one piece. If you don't have them, you can use a very small dot of superglue on the plastic parts on the side of the lens to keep it together.
@@CamerasLensesEtc well i put it without it and without some kind of circle rubber material 🤷♂, but it works completely fine 😁 at least as it was before
I haven't had that problem before. Remove the side cover, and make sure that the lever goes into the part which moves the focusing gears inside the lens. I guess the lever is in the wrong place, and that is causing the problem.
These mostly plastic lenses are total crap. I have 2 of these and they have both fallen apart like this. I bought Canon's earlier model that has a metal mount. Never had a problem with those lenses.
Great tutorial, was able to fix it without any problems! Thanks
You're welcome, I'm glad that I could help!
Thanks so much! I wouldn’t consider myself a ‘handy’ person who’s good at fixing things. But I followed this video and fixed my lens! Thank you so much for this video!
I'm glad that my video has helped you!
Thank you for this video. My lens first broke in 2016 when it fell and got stuck on the lens. It cost me £90 to get it fixed. Then later in 2022 the inner glass randomly dropped out when the camera was auto focusing, and again got stuck on the body of the camera. This time i decided to fix it on my own, i couldn't have done it without this video. So thank you, this saved me a trip to the camera store and valuable money just now.
Thank you for your comment, I'm glad my video was helpful.
Wow this video has come to my rescue big time, someone dropped this lense so i came right here and now i got my lens back!!!!!!!!!.Thank you so much
Glad I could help!
Thank you very much. Very clear video that enabled me to repair my lens with a similar fault (the mechanism was complete, but was free to fall out at certain focus positions).
Glad it helped!
If the metal retaining ring, and second reinforcing ring in the main lens body come out while it is disassembled (or sometimes i've seen the main ring work loose so you can see both rings through the gap between lens body and lens element, and the lens feels loose inside), it can be a pain to get them back in properly aligned. I believe the thinner ring goes in first. There are 6 possible positions for it to fit properly with the gaps on the outside edge of the ring engaging with the 3 tiny bayonet protrusions in the body. Try at 0 degrees, 120 degrees, 240 degrees, and then flip it upside down and try again. When it is in the right position, you should be able to turn the ring clockwise by a couple of degrees and it should engage with the bayonets in the main body and hold the ring firmly in place. The second ring just sits ontop of the first ring. Again, 6 ways this ring can go in, so try all positions until you find one where the gaps on the inside edge of the ring line up exactly with the gaps on the inside edge of the first ring beneath it. At this point, they are aligned correctly and you should be able to insert the main lens element assembly into the main body, rotate to lock, and secure with the clip. Sorry I dont have pictures, but the words should make sense when you have it infront of you in pieces :)
I understand what you mean... It happened to me long ago, and it took me a while to figure out which position I have to put it back. But thank you for the tip!
you saved my life bro, thank u so muchhhhhhh
Thank you! I've been wanting to use my dad's camera since forever! Now I just need to get the screwdrivers and hopefully I'll be able to fix the lens myself!
I wish you success!
THANKYOU
You're welcome!
If you are looking for new adhesive to replace damaged or old adhesive that you cleared off on auto focus covers or infact any application where flex cables, or covers need to be stuck down, then you should get a selection of widths of 3M 9448A Double Sided Adhesive Tapes. They're available in widths from 1mm to 100mm, come in black, white or transparent, and are super thin when applied. They are available for next to nothing on a popular auction site. A roll will last you a lifetime.
Thank you, I'll order one and try!
Thank you!! We dropped my sisters lens and and it needs a fix! I hope the damage isn’t a lot tho.
Thank you for the feedback, and I'm glad my video has helped!
@@CamerasLensesEtc still haven’t fixed it but it’s probably alright! But a small plastic piece came out idk if that’s bad
What about the two silver rings
Felicidades por el vídeo, he conseguido arreglar el objetivo gracias a tu vídeo. No obstante, hay una parte que no se explica en el vídeo y que me ha costado averiguar, y es que en mi caso no conseguía mantener unido el sistema de lentes a "la carcasa". Lo cuento por si a alguien más le pasa y le puede servir. Por más que repetía los pasos del vídeo una vez montado la lente se salía hacía adelante. En teoría es la plaquita metálica que va atornillada la que hace de tope para que la lente no queda suelta, pero no había forma, siempre se me quedaba suelta. Finalmente vi que existen 2 aros metálicos en la parte más exterior del objetivo. Tiene unas muescas que hay que saber colocar, primero en la carcasa, y finalmente entrará la lente. En mi caso al no tenerlas bien encajadas hacía que la lente quedara 1mm más afuera de lo debido, y eso era suficiente para que la plaquita metálica no hiciera el efecto de tope. Luego me ha quedado la duda de para qué sirven las 2 plaquitas metálicas que tienen 2 agujeritos. En el vídeo parece que van como encajadas, pero a mi se me han quedado bastante sueltas. Aún así el objetivo parece que funciona.
I'm glad you repaired the lens, and thank you for the info!
life saver, thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Hi, Thank you for your informative step through video. I did all this to clean the lens and now after assembly the auto focus wont work, any tips? It was never a problem before hand
Try to disassemble and reassemble the lens again, and make sure that the gears are connecting to the inner lens part, and the AF / MF switch engages the gears.
You saved my lens! Thank you :)
Happy to help!
My maaaaaan!!!
U saved me a 100 bucks
Thank u 😍😍😍😍
You're welcome, I'm glad my video has helped!
Thanks sir ☺️🙂😊🙂
You're welcome!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
You're welcome!
What is the common issue on these lenses? I've got one for really cheap, and didn't have a chance to fix it yet. Thanks.
The only problem I encountered is the inner part of the lens breaks and falls off of the lens. (Like in this video.)
6:27 these "wedgies" fall out so easily after they are put in places. whats the point of them then? im pretty sure they'll go loose if i assemble like this
Those are holding the two parts of the lens together. Try to put back the "wedgies" the other way (one side is flat the other side is a wedge... the wedge should go inside).
When mine broke...i just picked up a new one. I wonder if both parts are still floating around somewhere...
Well, sometimes it is just not worth to spend your time on repairing the broken lenses, sometimes it is better to buy a new one.
They are not PH Phillips screws, they are Japanese JIS screws and you need a special JIS screwdriver because if you damage the screw it is almost impossible to remove it without breaking the plastic so be very careful
Thank you for the info.
@@CamerasLensesEtc Thanks to you for such good videos. A question, how do you do to clean the lenses and why not have a white layer that only looks when the light hits them from the side?
I clean the lenses with microfiber cloth, pure alcohol, airpump and brush. I have a few videos about it.
I don't understand this: "why not have a white layer that only looks when the light hits them from the side".
If you are working with the new lenses with loose screws, it's ok-ish. However... If you try Philips on old FD lenses - there is absolutely NO WAY you can disassemble them with the Philips.
@@CamerasLensesEtc I clean it with isopropyl alcohol and at first glance it looks clean but when I put a flashlight on the sides I notice that there is a whitish film that I only remove with the lenspen and against the light you can see the cleaning lines
I'm sure I still managed to fuck it up hahaha fantastic video though
Thank you for your comment.
I keep getting an Err 01 communications error when I attach the lens to my camera. When I off center the lens and not click it in place, it works but with no autofocus. Plus my viewfinder is extremely dark.
Most likely the aperture is not working.
the 2 matches, min "4". i don't have them
Maybe they were fallen out of the lens. Those two small wedges are used to keep the lens in one piece. If you don't have them, you can use a very small dot of superglue on the plastic parts on the side of the lens to keep it together.
@@CamerasLensesEtc well i put it without it and without some kind of circle rubber material 🤷♂, but it works completely fine 😁 at least as it was before
The switch moves to AF when I rotates the focus ring in MF mode and then both are locked. Is a common mistake?
I haven't had that problem before. Remove the side cover, and make sure that the lever goes into the part which moves the focusing gears inside the lens. I guess the lever is in the wrong place, and that is causing the problem.
These mostly plastic lenses are total crap. I have 2 of these and they have both fallen apart like this. I bought Canon's earlier model that has a metal mount. Never had a problem with those lenses.
Agree...
The Mark I version is better indeed, also, the STM version has a good build quality.
mate what a bullshit repair, thanks so much
Thank you for your useful comment!