I have been trying for two years - -

[Ginu]

Good shot, especially for a $50 lens! How many lenses do you actually have Ron?

Twenty-eight I think now. I picked up a nice clean Canon FD 50/1.8 @ a pawn shop last week for $15 taxes in. Got home & discovered the diaphragm is stuck wide open; wish I knew how to free it.

For 15$, i would stick my nose inside and take it apart trying to fix it since there is not much more damage you can do to a malfunction lens. Experience can be good for 15$.