I wouldn't expect that to work, based on my experience with fogged elements.
UV light will clear the yellowing common in lenses with a thorium or
lanthanum-doped element, but the typical haze between cemented elements
(Which is what likely plagues the 65-200) doesn't clear with UV light, in my
experience.
The RZ67 75mm shift lens has a congenital defect whereby two cemented
elements in the rear group routinely fog up to a haze, where the two
elements are cemented. It's common in that lens for some reason, as it is on
the OM 8mm FE and 65-200. I shined a UV flashlight down the lens (75mm) for
several days with no change.
The OM hazing reason may be different but I tend to doubt it will respond
to UV light based on the above.
Separating the elements and recementing might be an option, but is certainly
fairly involved.
If you try it, let us know how it works (if it works).
Thanks
-Ed
On 5/3/11 6:16 AM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [OM] Cloudy rear element on the 65-200/4
> interesting, I'd like that to fix my 8mm FE.
>
> On 5/1/2011 12:15 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I have perhaps one of the few living 65-200/4s that has not been
>> affected by the dreaded cloudy element disease. I've often wondered
>> what was the cause and never seen anything regarding another type of
>> lens that sounded like it might be the same malady... until today.
>>
>> I was just reading the following note on the Kiron Klub list on Yahoo.
>> It certainly sounds similar. Maybe someone with a cloudy 65-200 will
>> give the recommended solution a try. Your guess is as good as mine
>> about the veracity of the solution.
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