fluid..........bad
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <fred42@xxxxxxxxx>; <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: [OM] Damping Fluid
> Dan wrote
>
> > Quick question. What would be the most suitable thing to use
> > for damping a movement in a lens?
> >
> > I ask it in relation to my recent
> > Nikon shift lens conversion. It has a tendency to 'droop' when shifted
all
> > the way up. The mechanism is question is a screw driven plate/groove
that
> > carries the lens body. Would I do best to apply it to the screw or the
> > plate?
> >
> > Dan S
>
> The Zuiko shift lenses have little screws to control such looseness. I'd
> expect a N*k*n lens to have a similar feature. Fluid is not a good idea -
a
> real attractor for grit etc.
>
> Brian
>
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