PhotoMaximum wrote:
You might also find that some the damage, watermarks etc cannot be accessed as well. You probably don\'t want to be pulling cemented lens groups apart either.
Yes, this is one of my main questions, above. From what I can glean from online articles, the elements that are cemented together are typically airtight, and so should not have to be disassembled for cleaning. So, I\'m concerned with how hard it is to get to all the OTHER surfaces.
-Biggest concern, besides destroying screws & threads, is if there\'s any chance of messing up the alignment. Again, several online surces suggest that this is NOT typically a problem, but I\'d like to here more opinions, first.
On a related note: When a repair shop does a full CLA, besides cleaning and infinity-adjust, just exactly WHAT do they do? I\'ve read that they can adjust alignment, sometimes improving things over how it came from the factory. - but HOW? Can this be done at home?
Aug 23, 2009 at 05:39 PM
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