Easy, if you know how... ;^) The entire diaphragm comes out as an
assembly, which will have to be flushed with solvent.
Tom Scales wrote:
>
> I just got a very nice silvernose 300 f/4.5 in today that is really in
> excellent condition, except the aperture blades are visibly oily. It stops
> down quickly, but takes forever to open back up. I knew this when I bought
> it, so I factored that into the purchase price, but I need to get it
> cleaned.
>
> Is this an easy task? What would I use to clean it off?
>
> I suspect I should just send it off to get a CLA.
>
> Today was a bit of a bonanza. I got the smaller of the big kits I bought.
> Everything was in better than described condition. It's fun to unwrap.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
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