I recently purchased a Cooke 20-100 Zoom lens from a guy in Toronto, We shipped it via fed ex ground and put that I was using the lens for parts and that the value was $1000 so that it would get through customs quicker and cheaper because I had a shoot set for the weekend after shipping. Well somewhere along the way it must of taken a mighty big fall because the iris blades get stuck at around f5.6 or f8 when I try to stop it down. I'm located in St Louis MO and there is no one around that services cinema gear, just a couple small photography stores. I'm going to be in Nashville from January 4th to the 6th for Telecine for a couple short films I shot, I'm also about 6 hours away from Chicago, I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for lens repair services in either of those cities or anywhere in the midwest really.
Thanks,
Kyle Krupinski