Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Oil on Lens Blades: How bad is it?
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:24:12 +0000
 
>small world - i had the same problem also (and only) with the micro
>nikkor 55 - i first  thought, it could be humidity, because the "wet
>apperture blades" came in winter, when i left my camera equipement
>from time to time over night in the cold car and then brought it into
>warm rooms... warning: i tried, to "repair" the problem by myself -
>and destroyed the lens...  :-((
>regards, thomas böhm

It costs me $$$ to repair it three times and I finally traded it in.  The
105mm AF Micro-Nikkor is a much better lens.

Dan K.