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Re: [OM] What to keep / Oil question

Subject: Re: [OM] What to keep / Oil question
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:30:05 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I have a follow-on question to Moose's.... just how much oil is considered 
> 'bad'? Is there any general 'rule' or 'threshold'? I 'll assume *any* oil is 
> bad, but can a lens generally operate OK for say,  'years' with *some* oil? 
> I ask because I see a spot of oil on _one_ blade of a lens I own, it's a 
> larger lens, and I wonder how concerned I should be. Blades seem to operate 
> fine right now...

As the old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".  As long as the
blades open and close fine, don't worry about it.  It's quite possible that
the oil won't migrate any further for years, especilly if it's kept in a
cool climate.
                                        -mark


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