Vivitar Series 1 24-70/3.8-4.8 repair

A Vivi Series 1 24-70/3.8-4.8 that I picked up last weekend ...
It will not focus past about 5 ft. The focus ring hits a stopping
point.
I've not disassembled one of these before.
Any hints? Or should I chalk it up to experience?

 

Me either though I've disassembled some lenses and not always got them
back together ;-) OTOH, sounds like you've got nothing to lose at this
point. The rubber grip can probably be slid off after poking some thin
plastic under it and there might be screws there. The one I had the
worst time reassembling was when I unscrewed the focusing helix, I
couldn't get it to mesh back together, so don't take apart more than you
have to and watch out for ball bearings in the aperture ring!

 

: A Vivi Series 1 24-70/3.8-4.8 that I picked up last weekend ...
: It will not focus past about 5 ft. The focus ring hits a stopping
: point.
: I've not disassembled one of these before.
: Any hints? Or should I chalk it up to experience?

I suppose this will sound silly, but I assume you've checked to make sure
there isn't a close-up element screwed into the front of the lens.

Bob

 

Or a screw/T-mount with the wrong adapter somehow.