Good for you Alan! Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:08 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Problem with my new Kiron 24mm f2 > > > Well, with Don's encouragement, I went ahead and did some research > and plunged in. There were a few scary moments, but it ended up being > fairly simple and I now have a clean, working lens. > > Who knows what I will be encouraged to attempt next? > > > At 4:23 PM -0500 4/29/05, Don Sanderson wrote: > >Wow! I've seen a lot of oily lenses but that's the > >worst yet. > >It's going to have to be pretty much completely > >taken apart and *thoroughly* cleaned. > >The oil is from the focusing helicoid grease > >'boiling off' into the interior. > >I would guess that it was stored somewhere very hot > >like an attic or storage shed for it to have migrated > >this badly. > >IF YOU'RE LUCKY, it's only on the apeture blades and > >the 2 lens surfaces nearest them. > >In that case you could maybe remove the front and rear > >lens groups and clean up with alcohol and a lot of > >cotton swabs. > >The F and R lens groups usually come out easily and > >as assemblies. > >I can't give specifics on this one however, I've never > >seen the Kiron 24/2. > > > >Don > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 3:32 PM > >> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >> Subject: Problem with my new Kiron 24mm f2 > >> > >> > >> Simply put, it's greasy! Inside! > >> > >> This was supposed to be the crown jewel of my lens collection, a > >> reasonably fast, reasonably wide, reasonably good wide angle lens. Of > >> good, if neglected, pedigree. Fine for taking somewhat blurry > >> pictures in the dark at the carnival. > >> > >> Other than the oily stuff inside it seems to be fine, no signs of > >> wear or damage, everything turns silky smooth, the diaphragm even > >> shuts down fine. Other than the oil the glass seems fine, too. > >> > >> What are my options for fixing this? I got for seventy dollars with > >> an A3000 body and would be willing to spend something to get it > >> cleaned. I've never taken lenses apart but I'm fairly mechanically > >> adept and might be willing to try cleaning it myself if I could do so > >> with a reasonable chance of success. > >> > >> Here's a page with pictures of and with the lens: > >> <http://www.ahayesphoto.com/kiron24f2/kiron24f2samples.html> > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> A. > >> -- > >> Alan P. Hayes > >> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design > >> Pittsfield, Massachusetts > >> > >> Photographs at > >> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm > >> > > > -- > Alan P. Hayes > Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design > Pittsfield, Massachusetts > > Photographs at > http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm >
