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Help on SMC Takumar 55mm f1.8
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:46 pm
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Hi, recently I got this lens but the Auto/Manual tab got stuck at Auto, I can't push it to Manual. I tried pushing the pins but it won't work. Is it spoil or there is special technic to release it ? Thanks

Its the early SMC version according to this site, the 2nd photo

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/showproduct.php?product=267&cat=23


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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:18 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:18 pm
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Krisgage wrote:
Hi, recently I got this lens but the Auto/Manual tab got stuck at Auto, I can't push it to Manual. I tried pushing the pins but it won't work. Is it spoil or there is special technic to release it ? Thanks

Its the early SMC version according to this site, the 2nd photo

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/showproduct.php?product=267&cat=23

There is a little pin on the mount that you need to depress while switching between manual and auto. It is specific to Taks.


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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:24 pm
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Embarassed I did the same with a SMC 50/1.4 I got at goodwill. For 6 months I figured it was broken and a tax write off Laughing

The pin is really tiny, it is on the flat surface of the mount where when you mount the lens on a camera it gets pushed in. Unless the camera's a SP-F or ES/ES-II which have a groove to keep the pin non-pushed - this to lock the lens into Auto for the open aperture metering.

This pin 'feature' is specific to SMC and S-M-C Taks only, Supers etc do not have it.


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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:21 pm
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Ah ic ! Thanks guys ! Its the tiny round with tiny pin inside beside the screwmount right ? Think I saw that.


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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:21 am
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Yes, that's the one. It is a bit confusing until you press it or mount the lens!!!
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