Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/06

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Subject: Re: Suitable Grease for Lensmouns
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 18:44:23 -0500

At 09:26 PM 3/6/97 +0000, w.j.markerink wrote:

>Love these cycles of time, as the Russians are now often claimed to 
>use lousy grease in their lenses....8-))
>Wasn't there some odd story of exchanging grease for parts or 
>something? (might have come from you as well....8-))


I'd never heard that.  I understand that the Russians, with the Baku oil
fields, have generally used top-quality lubricants in optical gear.  At
least, the ones I've dissected have had such in their innards.

Marc

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