----- Original Message ----- From: "Village Idiot"
Subject: Lens Cleaning
My very first lens, a Pentax 50mm F2 that came with my new ME Super some 23 years ago, has a black spec inside that is just big enough to see that it is triangularly shaped. I have never had anything in any of my lenses before, so I am at a loss as to how to save my lens. In this regard, I have a couple of questions.
How much does it cost to have a lens taken apart and cleaned by a repair professional?
Is it possible for an amateur, like me, to take apart a lens, clean it, and put it back together in working order?
What are the tools and steps needed for me to clean this lens properly?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Leave it alone.
Keep taking pictures and forget about it.
If you really want to save your lens, you won't bother with a spec that is barely visible, especially near the edge of the glass.
It is probably is fleck of black paint that has fallen off the inside of the lens barrel.
William Robb
