Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew Moore wrote: > > I wonder if you could use a light coating of that graphite lubricant > stuff, just to ease some of the friction. As long as it stays only on the > metal mounting surfaces (i.e., not the shutter cloth etc.!) it should > help ease the friction. > Graphite has it's place, but you really don't want it where it may end up staining your fingers or clothing, and you need to be very careful if you use it on electronic cameras as it's electrically conductive. A tiny amount of graphite can make a surprisingly big mess! - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado http://www.boulder.net/~4season