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Mar 22, 2013 11:44:21   #
windshoppe Loc: Arizona
 
orterrym wrote:
kerfree wrote:
Hello UHH friends,

I suspect there may be a few of you who have dropped a lens and have considered doing your own minor repair with a dab of glue. I think it would only take the tiniest dab with a toothpick to re-secure the casing over the Focus switch on the side of the lens, but do I dare? The lens survived a ten inch drop onto a granite counter very nicely, except for the Focus switch, which is loose and can fall off. I took it into a camera shop yesterday, no one one the premises does repairs, but they would happily send it away for a tidy $330 repair fee! What would you do? Wisdom and sympathy accepted :)
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Absolutely! Go for it. I dropped my lense, but I was able to repair it quite easily using duct tape of all things. Still works great. Here are some of my pictures after the repair.
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Thanks for that. Best laugh of the day! :thumbup:

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Mar 22, 2013 12:37:37   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
kerfree wrote:
Hello UHH friends,

I suspect there may be a few of you who have dropped a lens and have considered doing your own minor repair with a dab of glue. I think it would only take the tiniest dab with a toothpick to re-secure the casing over the Focus switch on the side of the lens, but do I dare? The lens survived a ten inch drop onto a granite counter very nicely, except for the Focus switch, which is loose and can fall off. I took it into a camera shop yesterday, no one one the premises does repairs, but they would happily send it away for a tidy $330 repair fee! What would you do? Wisdom and sympathy accepted :)
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What is the value of this lens? Is it worth more than $330?

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Mar 22, 2013 12:38:19   #
ole sarg Loc: south florida
 
A watch repair person may be able to glue the switch. They have the optics to do it with little glue and know which glue to use.

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Mar 22, 2013 12:39:50   #
bnc Loc: Nashville, TN
 
Absolutely! Go for it. I dropped my lense, but I was able to repair it quite easily using duct tape of all things. Still works great. Here are some of my pictures after the repair.[/quote]

What lens is that? It has incredible depth of field!

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Mar 22, 2013 12:40:17   #
flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley
 
orterrym wrote:
kerfree wrote:
Hello UHH friends,

I suspect there may be a few of you who have dropped a lens and have considered doing your own minor repair with a dab of glue. I think it would only take the tiniest dab with a toothpick to re-secure the casing over the Focus switch on the side of the lens, but do I dare? The lens survived a ten inch drop onto a granite counter very nicely, except for the Focus switch, which is loose and can fall off. I took it into a camera shop yesterday, no one one the premises does repairs, but they would happily send it away for a tidy $330 repair fee! What would you do? Wisdom and sympathy accepted :)
Hello UHH friends, br br I suspect there may be a... (show quote)



Absolutely! Go for it. I dropped my lense, but I was able to repair it quite easily using duct tape of all things. Still works great. Here are some of my pictures after the repair.
quote=kerfree Hello UHH friends, br br I suspect... (show quote)


LOL! Now that is funny! Thanks for the laugh, I needed it. Cheers.

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Mar 22, 2013 12:47:24   #
ijustshotu Loc: Northern California
 
orterrym wrote:
kerfree wrote:
Hello UHH friends,

I suspect there may be a few of you who have dropped a lens and have considered doing your own minor repair with a dab of glue. I think it would only take the tiniest dab with a toothpick to re-secure the casing over the Focus switch on the side of the lens, but do I dare? The lens survived a ten inch drop onto a granite counter very nicely, except for the Focus switch, which is loose and can fall off. I took it into a camera shop yesterday, no one one the premises does repairs, but they would happily send it away for a tidy $330 repair fee! What would you do? Wisdom and sympathy accepted :)
Hello UHH friends, br br I suspect there may be a... (show quote)



Absolutely! Go for it. I dropped my lense, but I was able to repair it quite easily using duct tape of all things. Still works great. Here are some of my pictures after the repair.
quote=kerfree Hello UHH friends, br br I suspect... (show quote)


:thumbup:

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Mar 22, 2013 13:00:14   #
jrb1213 Loc: McDonough GEorgia
 
:roll:

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Mar 22, 2013 13:16:06   #
saichiez Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon
 
Mogul wrote:
Umpqua AL wrote:
I would use a tiny amount of an epoxy glue. It will harden slowly but will be nearly invisible.
In my experience, both super glue and Gorilla glue leave a residue that could "gum up the works". I've had gorilla glue produce a great deal of foam that is both unattractive and messy.


Gorilla drool!


Yes, Gorilla is a superb bonding agent in almost all instances, but it does "drool". Seems to be some sort of chemical action once out of the bottle or tube that forms a foam around the perimeter of the repair. I use it, but use even less than super glue and keep the glue used well back from the edge. I doubt if you have much area to work with on that switch bezel.

Epoxy just the smallest amount. You can get those two tube kits you mix 50-50 to make the epoxy at any hardware or art store glue section. Otherwise plastic model cement. Just a dab'll do ya!!

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Mar 22, 2013 14:06:49   #
delbert Loc: newcastle upon tyne england
 
some super glue gives off a high vapour content, I used some on a telescope lens repair and it fogged the prism so be very careful not to expose any glass to the fumes, no matter how slight. good luck with it. !

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Mar 22, 2013 15:26:08   #
wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ
 
kerfree wrote:
Hello UHH friends,

I suspect there may be a few of you who have dropped a lens and have considered doing your own minor repair with a dab of glue. I think it would only take the tiniest dab with a toothpick to re-secure the casing over the Focus switch on the side of the lens, but do I dare? The lens survived a ten inch drop onto a granite counter very nicely, except for the Focus switch, which is loose and can fall off. I took it into a camera shop yesterday, no one one the premises does repairs, but they would happily send it away for a tidy $330 repair fee! What would you do? Wisdom and sympathy accepted :)
Hello UHH friends, br br I suspect there may be a... (show quote)


Pliobond (available at most good hardware stores. Apply carefully and according to directions. Retired Photo Equipment Tech.

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Mar 22, 2013 16:04:01   #
eloi11 Loc: Glasgow, Scotland
 
Agree with most here. As an ex model builder most decent epoxy resin's like Araldite Rapid where two compounds are mixed sticks just about anything. Yes, they do harden slower so keep it secured for an hour or so. Superglues are notorious for not working on certain plastics/materials.

Good luck

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Mar 22, 2013 16:04:23   #
Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA
 
A trick I learned about 20 years ago. If you have a type of plastic that super glue does not bond well with.
Place a bit of super glue on one pieces of the plastic, now place the tissue onto the plastic, put glue on the other piece of plastic and stick them together.
For some reason the glue will then bond to the plastic and tissue and then the other piece of plastic.
I used this method to repair plastic gears. They were as strong as new..

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Mar 22, 2013 16:59:28   #
robert-photos Loc: Chicago
 
Say Cheese wrote:
A trick I learned about 20 years ago. If you have a type of plastic that super glue does not bond well with.
Place a bit of super glue on one pieces of the plastic, now place the tissue onto the plastic, put glue on the other piece of plastic and stick them together.
For some reason the glue will then bond to the plastic and tissue and then the other piece of plastic.
I used this method to repair plastic gears. They were as strong as new..


I'll have to try that....

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Mar 22, 2013 17:35:17   #
n3eg Loc: West coast USA
 
orterrym wrote:
Absolutely! Go for it. I dropped my lense, but I was able to repair it quite easily using duct tape of all things. Still works great. Here are some of my pictures after the repair.


Duck tape is good for lenses used for BIF.

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Mar 22, 2013 18:19:26   #
Ahchu Loc: Northeast PA
 
don't use the glue for plastic model cement, that is for a compleaty different type of plastic and would not work.

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