Yeah, it's that "if you know how part" that scares me. I think I'll leave
it to the pros.
Tom
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From: <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Oily 300/4.5
> Easy, if you know how... ;^) The entire diaphragm comes out as an
> assembly, which will have to be flushed with solvent.
>
>
> Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> > I just got a very nice silvernose 300 f/4.5 in today that is really in
> > excellent condition, except the aperture blades are visibly oily. It
stops
> > down quickly, but takes forever to open back up. I knew this when I
bought
> > it, so I factored that into the purchase price, but I need to get it
> > cleaned.
> >
> > Is this an easy task? What would I use to clean it off?
> >
> > I suspect I should just send it off to get a CLA.
> >
> > Today was a bit of a bonanza. I got the smaller of the big kits I
bought.
> > Everything was in better than described condition. It's fun to unwrap.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tom
> >
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