Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Can you unscrew the optical head, to get to the helix? If you can get to the helix, then drip in some oil and chase it in with a drop of lighter fluid. As for techs who can do it, there are the usual suspects (Youxin Ye, DAG, Sherry Krauter). But it is a straight-forward job - any competent lens tech should be able to handle it. Vick On 15/03/2014 4:15 PM, Richard Endress wrote: > Hi All, > > Help! My DR Summicron has been in storage for a year and now I can't get > the focusing ring to move. I assume the lubricants just dried out. It was > pretty stiff the last time I used it. So what is the solution? Do I ship > it out for cleaning? Any suggestions who can do it? Or do I dare use a > drop of penetrating oil on the focusing helix? Or silicon spray? > > > > > Richard Endress > rendress at me.com > > http://questingbeast.zenfolio.com > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/grabshooter/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >