Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 17:44:03 +0200
From: "Vlad L. Loukiantchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: My "new" stiff zoom...
Vlad L. Loukiantchenko writes:
> At the same time I tried to fix it: I removed the rubber sleeve on
>zoom/focus collar and put a few drops of oil somewhere on rotating joint,
>visible through rides for nylon washers (it's hard to explain with my
>English where exactly, but my mechanical engineer's scent guided me ;-) and
>then spent some time (near 2 hours!) turning focusing collar back and
>forward, periodically reapplying lubrication... I can't say it is smooth as
>new now but definitely not so stiff as was before...
Vlad,
I'd be interested in hearing how the lens fares over time. Oiling it like
you did is pretty much one of the major things all the camera repair stuff
I've read cautions against doing.
later,
patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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