dennersten Posted April 5, 2008 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am considering a 35 lens. But there is oil on the shutterblades (correct english?) I have seen it before. What does mean? What kind of practical implications does it have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Hi dennersten, Take a look here Oil on the shutterblades. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
brianv Posted April 5, 2008 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2008 Oil from the helical has seeped into the aperture mechanism and got on the blades. usually, it is not a major problem and just dampens the movement of the blades. It can gum up the motion. On some lenses where the surfaces are very close to the blades, It can get onto the elements and "smudge" them. It can evaporate and leave a haze, and at worst damage the coatings and etch the coatings and glass. That is an extreme, but I've seen it happen on Canon LTM lenses. Usually, 99% of the time, the oil can be reduced with a CLA and any haze on the glass cleaned off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
echorec Posted April 5, 2008 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2008 I saw that one too. Pretty good price even if you pay for a CLA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted April 5, 2008 Share #4 Posted April 5, 2008 Most of the normal Leica service people will clean the shutterblades for $60-$70. Not a big problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennersten Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted April 6, 2008 Great, thankyou everyone. So i guess i will go for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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