Wow! I've seen a lot of oily lenses but that's the worst yet. It's going to have to be pretty much completely taken apart and *thoroughly* cleaned. The oil is from the focusing helicoid grease 'boiling off' into the interior. I would guess that it was stored somewhere very hot like an attic or storage shed for it to have migrated this badly. IF YOU'RE LUCKY, it's only on the apeture blades and the 2 lens surfaces nearest them. In that case you could maybe remove the front and rear lens groups and clean up with alcohol and a lot of cotton swabs. The F and R lens groups usually come out easily and as assemblies. I can't give specifics on this one however, I've never seen the Kiron 24/2.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 3:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Problem with my new Kiron 24mm f2 > > > Simply put, it's greasy! Inside! > > This was supposed to be the crown jewel of my lens collection, a > reasonably fast, reasonably wide, reasonably good wide angle lens. Of > good, if neglected, pedigree. Fine for taking somewhat blurry > pictures in the dark at the carnival. > > Other than the oily stuff inside it seems to be fine, no signs of > wear or damage, everything turns silky smooth, the diaphragm even > shuts down fine. Other than the oil the glass seems fine, too. > > What are my options for fixing this? I got for seventy dollars with > an A3000 body and would be willing to spend something to get it > cleaned. I've never taken lenses apart but I'm fairly mechanically > adept and might be willing to try cleaning it myself if I could do so > with a reasonable chance of success. > > Here's a page with pictures of and with the lens: > <http://www.ahayesphoto.com/kiron24f2/kiron24f2samples.html> > > Thanks in advance, > A. > -- > Alan P. Hayes > Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design > Pittsfield, Massachusetts > > Photographs at > http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm >
