Have you found a lube that would be less likely to migrate? They are
great lenses. I would be interested in having the lube removed from
mine and replaced with a tiny bit of something more stable .... ?
-jeff
On 8/20/07, John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> To anyone interested, I've seen my first 50-250 which has the same
> frosted element problem found in the 65-200. Surface of the element
> (2nd from rear, LC0958) looks and feels sandblasted and "may" be caused
> by oil migrating into the lens tube. Affected element in 65-200 is 3rd
> from rear, LC0896. Warning, these lenses may self destruct in 15 years.
>
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