istdL pale pictures

gasket · 07-10-2009, 01:40 AM

Thank you to everyone that gave me advise. Gave it a clean and then found that the diaphragm in the tele lense was sticking. We found that be jiggling the little trigger (sorry hard to describe) that eventually the diaphram came unstuck. Is there a lubricant that we can dribble down into the internal works that will prevent it from sticking eg graphite powder.

After fixing that all the photos I took today turned out great. Lookforward to exploring the forum further to learn more & more.

Duck Dodgers · 07-10-2009, 07:32 AM

Shine a bright light down the lens barrel so you can see the aperture blades, and I'll bet they have oil on them. I don't know of any quick fix. Typically, that is repaired with a CLA (Clean, Lube, and Adjust) at the neighborhood camera shop.

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07-10-2009, 01:40 AM	#16
gasket New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Townsville Aust Posts: 11 Original Poster	Thank you to everyone that gave me advise. Gave it a clean and then found that the diaphragm in the tele lense was sticking. We found that be jiggling the little trigger (sorry hard to describe) that eventually the diaphram came unstuck. Is there a lubricant that we can dribble down into the internal works that will prevent it from sticking eg graphite powder. After fixing that all the photos I took today turned out great. Lookforward to exploring the forum further to learn more & more.

07-10-2009, 07:32 AM	#17
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	Shine a bright light down the lens barrel so you can see the aperture blades, and I'll bet they have oil on them. I don't know of any quick fix. Typically, that is repaired with a CLA (Clean, Lube, and Adjust) at the neighborhood camera shop.