Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just in from Ken Ruth at Bald Mountain: Vacuum pump oil, which is superior because of its low vapor pressure = no fog on your elements. Peace, Patrick - --- Gerhard Paulman <gerhardp@inch.com> wrote: > I've had acceptable results with 3 in 1 oil on my > 50's Nokton, which was > last CLA'd when I was in the Army in Germany during > the sixties. It's not > the answer I prefer, but I'm not sure who will be > able to CLA it here, and > it's low priority because I'm exploring a 35 mm now. > > You have to work it back and forth quite a bit at > first, and a lot of crud > will come out along with bubbles. Eventually things > settle down to an > almost normal movement. > > Gerhard > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noel Charchuk" <nhcharch@netscape.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 5:01 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] old lens lube? > > > > Eric, you might try leaving the lens someplace > warm for a few hours, for > example on top of a television set or computer > monitor. This may help soften > the old grease, and allow you to work it back and > forth and loosen it up. > Over on the IDCC many collectors ascribe wonderful > restorative powers to a > very small amount of lighter fluid applied to the > stubborn helicoid in > loosening up old grease. In the long run a thorough > cleaning is probably the > best approach for another 30 or 40 years of service. > > Noel > > "faneuil" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Just bought a box full of old camera junk at an > auction because it > contained > > >leica 35 3.5 elmarit and Canon 100mm 3.5 lenses. > > > > > >The 35 is extremely tight - short of sending for > a real CLA, what > lubricant > > >can I apply to the focus threads? > > > > > >Eric > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. > Upgrade now! > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account > today at > http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html