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<blockquote data-quote="Kias" data-source="post: 194740" data-attributes="member: 9496">9/6/2013Ok, I guess that thing is called the lens mount bayonet.&nbsp; I ever so gently took out a whole bunch of screws, removed the middle plastic ring leaving the electrical contacts hanging on a ribbon and ever so gently pulled off the bayonet to find a little tiny itty bitty almost microscopic plastic piece laying on it's side on the ring the bayonet screws to.Using the, &quot;If it fits, it must go there!&quot; method of assembly, I figured out it was an alignment tab for the bayonet itself.&nbsp; Meaning, the bayonet was actually loose, but I didn't know it because I tightened it down on top of that plastic piece.&nbsp; Put it all back together again, hoping everything went back in place properly.&nbsp; Total time was about 30 minutes.&nbsp; Though, I could do it again in 2 minutes now if I had to.&nbsp; Yeah, it was that simple.&nbsp; But I didn't know what to expect so I took great care the first time.Took a bunch of test shots, and all seem to be good on the right side of the photo now.&nbsp; I just didn't like the prospect of not having my lens for two or three weeks or more...[ATTACH=full]51135[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kias, post: 194740, member: 9496"] 9/6/2013 Ok, I guess that thing is called the lens mount bayonet. I ever so gently took out a whole bunch of screws, removed the middle plastic ring leaving the electrical contacts hanging on a ribbon and ever so gently pulled off the bayonet to find a little tiny itty bitty almost microscopic plastic piece laying on it's side on the ring the bayonet screws to. Using the, "If it fits, it must go there!" method of assembly, I figured out it was an alignment tab for the bayonet itself. Meaning, the bayonet was actually loose, but I didn't know it because I tightened it down on top of that plastic piece. Put it all back together again, hoping everything went back in place properly. Total time was about 30 minutes. Though, I could do it again in 2 minutes now if I had to. Yeah, it was that simple. But I didn't know what to expect so I took great care the first time. Took a bunch of test shots, and all seem to be good on the right side of the photo now. I just didn't like the prospect of not having my lens for two or three weeks or more... [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]51135._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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