Depends on the value of the lens. Usual procedure is to soak in distilled water and take into your repair person ASAP for a clean and lub. If it is a cheap lens, shake it out, dry and if it still works use it, otherwise consider it junk.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Nitin Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:02 PM Subject: old mechanical lens dropped in water > hi, > > How does one restore a lens that was dropped in water (totally submerged > to the point one can see water inside the lens) ? Its the old all > mechanical lens so no electronics getting damaged problem (tho maybe the > lubricant getting in the lens might happen ?). > > I was wondering if just leaving it out to dry would fix it. But that > might leave spots of salt etc that was dissolved in the water... Was > wondering is should dip it again in distilled water and try it with a > hair dryer or something. Or should I just treat it as junk now ? > > Anyone has had this happen to them ? > > thanks, > nitin > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
