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bernhardas
Joined: 01 Jan 2013 Posts: 1432
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:01 am Post subject: Time is unkind to my FD lenses |
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bernhardas wrote:
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kendo1
Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 171 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:49 am Post subject: |
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kendo1 wrote:
Age comes to us all.
Strange that Russian lenses keep on going considering what they used as lubricant. |
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barryreid
Joined: 27 Aug 2013 Posts: 285 Location: London
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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barryreid wrote:
FD lens apertures do get stuck. I've had to send a few for service in recent years. The shame is that many are so cheap it's no longer worthwhile spending the money to repair them. _________________ Canon + Contax + Minolta + Nikon + Olympus + Pentax + Yashica = Adaptall-2 |
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3705 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Regarding Tokina: i've discovered (and ruined lens this way) that when using Isopropanol to clean some lenses it's exactly that substance is directly responsible for causing separation. _________________ ---------------------------------
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Pancolart wrote: |
Regarding Tokina: i've discovered (and ruined lens this way) that when using Isopropanol to clean some lenses it's exactly that substance is directly responsible for causing separation. |
Not only IPA, also most other solvents are able to cause seperation. _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
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bernhardas
Joined: 01 Jan 2013 Posts: 1432
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:04 pm Post subject: E |
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bernhardas wrote:
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Lightshow
Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3666 Location: Calgary
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 2:05 am Post subject: |
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Lightshow wrote:
Never drench your lenses, just moisten your tissue/PecPad with your cleaning fluid.
Sorry to hear about the lenses. _________________ A Manual Focus Junky...
One photographers junk lens is an artists favorite tool.
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Nordentro
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 4713 Location: Lillehammer, Norway
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:18 am Post subject: |
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Nordentro wrote:
Old lenses are like old cars, they need to be used regulary _________________ Lars | Manuellfokus.no |
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kendo1
Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 171 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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kendo1 wrote:
There's an echo in here. |
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bernhardas
Joined: 01 Jan 2013 Posts: 1432
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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Time is unkind to my FD lenses |
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bernhardas wrote:
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Himself
Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 3242 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
kendo1 wrote: |
There's an echo in here. |
Not anymore. _________________ Moderator Himself |
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caspert79
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 3175 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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caspert79 wrote:
Common problems for old lenses, although there are brand related differences.
I've had relatively many issues with old Canon lenses, and even more so with old Sigma's. |
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