Recent content by sablue

Thanks. I would like to clean the shutter and aperture parts, but maybe another day. I did remove the two screws from the plate and held the ring out of the way, but the plate would not budge. I assumed there may glue here as well as at the rear retaining ring. Being new, I'm in no rush. I may...

Thanks for the response. Yes, The spanner attempt did nothing. I assumed glue must be in there. The lens is RC16576(L). I'm quite new to this and was resolved that I've gone as far as I can. I was hoping to remove more parts for cleaning but will stop here and do what I can. I don't want to...

Does the entire element unscrew from the front or the retaining ring inside needs to be removed first? I'm stuck either way.