Steve Goldstein
21-Feb-2008, 19:13
My recently-acquired 210mm f/6.1 Xenar in Copal 1 reeked of mothballs (the previous owner had stored it that way to protect against fungus in a tropical environment). I removed the cells from the shutter and left everything out in the air for a couple of weeks. The shutter is now odor-free, but the lens cells still have that certain je ne sais quoi about them, so I'm considering disassembling the lens cells for internal airing and cleaning. I have the spiffy SKGrimes spanner so the retaining rings should present no trouble.
Has anyone ever done this? I've had G-Clarons apart before and they were quite straightforward (I had a junker to practice on first), but before I dive in I'd like to know if there are any tricky bits inside.
Anyone?
Thanks in advance,
steve
Has anyone ever done this? I've had G-Clarons apart before and they were quite straightforward (I had a junker to practice on first), but before I dive in I'd like to know if there are any tricky bits inside.
Anyone?
Thanks in advance,
steve