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Author Message   kuchi Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 12:18 am:    hi, winfried, I have found your post about removing front lens element of two years ago, I think all I have to do is remove enough rings so I can unscrew lens element with more force : To get access to the shutter blades of the 35RD, remove the first retainer ring and the nameplate ring with the meter cell. Set the shutter speed to an extreme position (B or 1/500). Below this ring you will find the shutter speed rack which links to a tiny pinion on the lower left. Mark the relative position of the rack and the pinion, and remove the shutter speed ring and the rack. If the front lens cell is not too tightened you may try to screw it off now. If it is tight, remove the next inner ring which is held by three tiny screws. On the bottom edge of the front lens cell there are two notches. Unscrew the front lens cell completely.