canon 50 1.4 with aperture blade problem

Allan,
Could be a number of things wrong. Could indeed be a blade from a different lens, or a mangled one, or even a blade in backwards, though I doubt it...I think the blades usually have a cylinder on one end that fits into a grooved ring. I think this one is kinda risky. I bought the same lens (type) from ebay a while back, it had oily blades and stiff focusing. I fixed that and now it's ag great lens. I wouldn't take the same chance on this lens. I don't know where, other than a donor 50, you'd get the blade from.

Also, if you haven't ever pulled apart a lens aperture, it's a daunting (though fun if you're the type) challenge.

Hope this helps. My vote is pass.
 
hm. good point. eh, I'll see how the bidding goes. it looks like it might get close to being too expensive for me...

If the used CV 1.5 on CQ were a bit cheaper I'd just get that. argh.
 
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