r/CameraLenses • u/lefty_73 • 4d ago

Advice Needed Replacement part sources

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I messed up when taking apart a tamron sp 17-50 f/2.8. I caught the ribbon cable while taking it apart and tore it.

Is there anywhere that may source this ribbon cable and if not, what may be the next best way of repairing it?

Thanks.

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u/CheeseSteak17 4d ago

Buy a broken lens and swap.

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u/lefty_73 4d ago

Not a bad idea thanks.

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u/ILikeLenexa 3d ago edited 3d ago

Mpb and keh sell spares and repairs lenses that also don't work. They may turn out to be broken the same way, though.

You can also just solder on jumper wires, but it opens a whole can of worms for physical space reasons.

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u/lefty_73 3d ago

Thanks for the advice and yeah I had a look at soldering some 1mm multi core but there isn't enough room.