Morgan,
I have never serviced Zuiko lenses, but I did several Olympus SZ
microscope zooming and focusing helicals. I take them always apart,
rinse the threads with a solvent to get the old hard grease off, and
then apply a fresh quantity of Super Lube (by Bohemia NY). This is a
Teflon based lubricant, and I am very happy with it. I hope it is good
enouygh for the Zuikos too....
You can buy it from Fargo Enterprises www.microtools.com
or direct link for all kinds of lubricants:
http://www.micro-tools.com/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Micro-Tools&Category_Code=LUB
Probably you can buy from different sources in the US, but Curt (owner
of Fargo) is the only one I know who visits our big national camera
fair and brings the stuff with him - like he does with my other
orders...
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:20:38 -0400, Morgan Sparks
<msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>With cold weather approaching, I'm wondering if there's some way to
>loosen up some of my stiff-focusing lenses. It seems like any lubricant
>should have a proper thinner/solvent. Is there such a thing for
>helicoid grease, and can it be applied without making a mess of things?
>
>Or, can a compatible grease be dabbed on the threads and "worked in"?
>I'm trying to avoid disassembly and cleaning, which isn't economically
>justified for these lenses.
>
>Morgan Sparks
>
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