I had a small zoom done a couple of years ago. It was a standard clean,
lube and adjust and to repair a balk aperture for about a hundred
dollars. I am not sure how much disassembly had to be done.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Aug 28, 2004, at 12:15 PM, Gaillot wrote:
>
> I have a 29 year old 50 mm F1.8 lens for my Olympus OM 1 that I would
> like
> to have the internal elements cleaned and the entire lens serviced. I
> was
> wondering if the cost would be prohibitive. I expect that the entire
> lens
> will have to be disassembled. If you look through the rear element
> you can
> see a lot of dust and some water marks (water was from a dip in the
> river
> due to a canoeing accident 19 years ago (it was quickly dried in a WARM
> oven). Looking through the front of the lens and twisting the focusing
> barrel will show the dust and water marks moving in and out (you do
> not see
> the same movement looking through the rear element). I have used the
> lens
> continuously since the soaking. The diaphragm operates smoothly,
> snaps back
> rapidly, and there is no sign of rust. The lens has no external
> damage or
> flaws. I also do not see the effects of the water marks or dust on
> photographs. The lens is retired now, but it will bug me to leave it
> sitting in a drawer, not being used. As a point of reference, I
> recently
> purchase a similar reconditioned (black nose) lens from Olympus for
> $50.
>
>
>
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