It may not happen to all lenses, and, afaik, there is no (preventative)
fix for the migrating nature of oil, or oil separating from grease.
Both lenses came out 20+ years ago.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon dot net
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Yikes,
> You did a nice CLA a year or so ago on mine. No hint of trouble yet.
> Do I have a longer reprieve or should it
> be sent for an end of summer vacation in Zuikoland?
> Mike
>
>
>
> Have you found a lube that would be less likely to migrate? They are
> great lenses. I would be interested in having the lube removed from
> mine and replaced with a tiny bit of something more stable .... ?
> -jeff
>
> On 8/20/07, John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> To anyone interested, I've seen my first 50-250 which has the same
>> frosted element problem found in the 65-200. Surface of the element
>> (2nd from rear, LC0958) looks and feels sandblasted and "may" be
> caused
>> by oil migrating into the lens tube. Affected element in 65-200 is 3rd
>> from rear, LC0896. Warning, these lenses may self destruct in 15
> years.
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson
>> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>> 21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon dot net
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