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14-NOV-2005

PICT0600.jpg

Rear ball bearing race of aperture mechanism.
Aperture rod assembly fitted to lens mount slides in the opening in the actuator ring.

Minolta DiMAGE 7
1/125s f/5.6 at 50.5mm iso100 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Nov-2005 03:40:39
MakeMinolta
ModelDiMAGE 7
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length50.5 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Alexander 14-Jun-2008 10:19
Hi Pete,
I have just successfully repaired a Minolta 24mm/2.8 following your instructions for the 28mm and have gotten a bit more ambitious now. I got a Minolta 50mm/2.8 Macro (for free) which has fungus on the inside of the rear element. How to remove the rear element? Is it possible when one is at the situation depicted in your picture PICT0600.jpg to directly "attack" the rear element without having to remove the trim cover and parts of the focus system? Many thanks in advance for your response

Alexander