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My Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/2.8-4 has oil on the blades...
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:52 pm    Post subject: My Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/2.8-4 has oil on the blades... Reply with quote
While shooting with my Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/2.8-4 on my Nikon F3HP a few days ago, I noticed that when I'd check the DOF (via the DOF lever on the F3 body), that the lens would not stop-down. I removed the lens from the camera, and noticed that it has oil on the aperature blades. Also, when I work the stop-down lever on the rear of the lens, the blades move VERY slowly or not at-all.

How much of a pain in the arse is it to remove the oil from the aperature blades? If nothing else, I'll just use the lens "as-is" and only shoot at f/2.8.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
~40 USD labour cost here for cleaning, easy to spend hours if you are not experienced with cleaning. If you sell this lens as is with this faulty I not expect higher price than 10 USD.
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