There's possibly nothing wrong with that. I don't know what I have been
using, it's just the remaining dabs at the bottom of a film cannister
which I had filled when I worked at Olympus. Hard to believe I left
that job 24 years ago.
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John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I once used high temp wheel bearing grease (for use with disc brakes)
> when cleaning and relubing a Kiron 35-135. John H may be appalled but
> it seems to work fine and the focus ring is nicely damped. In fact it
> feels better than any of my other (unserviced) Kirons except for my
> favorite... the 70-150/4. It's the one Kiron that has never given any
> indication of lube breakdown. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Ralf Loi wrote:
>> All this talk about oily blades reminded me that I have a 85/2.0 and a
>> 300/4.5 with a veeeery smooth focus mechanism. Too smooth, in fact.
>> I probably need to clean the old grease and to reapply new one.
>> The problem is that I don't know what is the right lubricant to use, so
>> I'm asking advice, with a preference to a product that I can buy here in
>> Europe.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Ralf
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