One can simply squirt the dirty blades with solvent. I've done it to
several lenses. They will eventually revert to their old, sticky
behavior but it may take several years. The oldest job I've done is
perhaps 3 years ago. It's still working fine.
Chuck Norcutt
William Sommerwerck wrote:
>> I want to take apart a 50mm lens which has stuck
>> blades. Before jumping into this I wanted to find out
>> if lighter fluid is the catch all solution to fixing stuck
>> blades. Is there anything else that I should look for?
>> I'll be working with a Canon FD 50 lens.
>
> I hope you're not planning to simply squirt the blades with solvent! It's
> not like cleaning a dirty switch, where you can simply douse the affected
> device.
>
> I would pay an experienced technician to do this.
>
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