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According to the info this was printed in a 1978 issue of Rolling Stone and I just couldn’t pass it up

Dear all, this is the same lens from my previous post here.

I would like to seek guidance on what could have gone wrong with the focusing key.

1. One of the few things that worked fine on this lens when I got it was the focusing mechanism. Dry, but functioned without problem otherwise.
2. I had since taken the lens entirely apart and restored/cleaned up what I can. For the helicoids, I separated them (having marked point of separation), cleaned them, and applied tiny amount of fresh grease.
3. I recoupled the helicoids along the marks I made, and they rotate fine individually. I then aligned the helicoids according to the number of turns each took to separate, which I had previously noted, and installed the focusing key. The screwholes for the key on rear ring and the and the trench in the inner helicoid for the key to slide in aligned OK, so I screwed it down.
4. The whole mechanism would then be jammed solid (or move with the utmost difficulty) until I removed the focusing key. What could I have done wrong?

Caveat: I did align the helicoids along the marks I made when recoupling them. However, as a novice I may have been overcautious and made too many marks (broadly, at infinity zoom, MFD, and point of separation respectively) so I might have used the wrong reference marks so please do not discount this possibility.

Hello, I have two identical Zuiko 50mm f1.8. The front lens of both have mild damage. Which would perform better?
They’re both as clean as can be.

Lens 1 has a regular pattern of tiny spots, which I attempted to remove, but won’t budge.

Lens 2 has a slight haze, and some scratches that can’t be seen clearly in the picture.

Tysm for any help.

got it for about 40 usd (sellers offer, i didnt even question) unfortunately it didnt come with the tripod holder for the lens, but i will find a replacement for it

does anyone have experience shooting it handheld or finding a tripod mount for it?

I guess i need to start lifting weights.
Not easy to shoot with this lens handheld 😊