Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That,s funny every leica instruction booklet i have specifically mentiones to apply a small amount on the bayonet after a few years or after lens cleaning.In my booklets it,s in the Tips for lens care chapters. best, simon jessurun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Vaseline & Leica, a good combination? >I know, and you know, I shouldn't respond to this kind of, pardon me, bull >shit! > > Of the many leica's I've used over at east 45 plus years, I used 3 M6's > for 15 years, like close to daily on working assignments all over the > world before switching to 3 M 7's and they never had a hint of Vaseline. > Let alone any of them had any kind of servicing! Now I bet that's a hell > of a surprise for some of you who think the camera should go for a CLA > every year or so! And in those years each camera would've had more film > through them than most of you would do in a lifetime! Having said that. > > If one is going to use Vaseline inrelation to photography, do a smear on a > UV filter, very slightly and shoot through it for an interesting or > whatever effect you want to try. Damn nice some times. ;-) But never ever > use Vaseline or any other kind of grease or oil directly to the camera or > lens! Period! > > But screwing around with Vaseline on a lens or body or any other working > part of a Leica is shear bloody lunacy!.Any idiot playing with "grease and > a leica" should be drawn and quartered! For those of you who think there's > some merit in this why don't you use your intelligence and send the camera > or lens for skilled technical servicing. > > Playing with it yourself is like playing with some kind of time bomb you > have absolutely no idea what yer messing with. > > And that goes for all the lunatic fringe who tell you a tiny smidgin here > or there is OK! As I said at the beginning... "it's bull shit!' Send the > camera, lens or whatever to a skilled technician! > > Damn the meds don't work everyday! :-( An angry old man by number! :-( My > apologies if I've offended.:-( > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Smith" <wrs111445@yahoo.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:45 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Vaseline & Leica, a good combination? > > >>I wouldn't use Vaseline as it melts under rather low temperatures. I would >>use some modern lubricant as sold by microtools. >> >> Tom Schofield <leicaluvr@comcast.net> wrote:What happened to nose grease >> as the LUG approved lens mount lubricant? >> Wasn't it Ted that first advocated its use? >> Tom Schofield >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+leicaluvr=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leicaluvr=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G >> Medina >> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:47 AM >> To: lug >> Subject: [Leica] Vaseline & Leica, a good combination? >> >> Andrew Nemeth writes: >> >> "Occasionally a tiny smear of Vaseline on the detent >> knobs at the rear of the lens barrel cylinder will >> help keep the mechanism smooth and reliable for >> hundreds of clicks." >> >> My question is does anyone do this periodically, and >> how does one know when one should bring out the >> vaseline? I've also heard a reference to vaseline in >> the a Leica M book that came out recently. In the book >> the author was making a reference to using vaseline on >> the lens mount. I wonder if regular house hold >> vaseline is adequate? >> >> Thanks for your comments. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information