General Instructions for Lens Clean, Lubricate, Adjust (CLA)

Updated March 18, 2016 Camera lenses eventually need a little checkup to keep them working smoothly and cleanly. Here’s some general advice when performing a CLA – Clean, Lubricate, Adjust.

Canon Serenar 50mm f/1.9 Lens Clean, Lubricate, Adjust (CLA)

Here’s a rather thorough walk-through of the disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of a circa 1950 Canon Serenar 50mm f/1.9 lens. You can read about its history in another post. Please read my general instructions before attempting a CLA. (follow the images left to right, top to bottom)

Vintage Canon Serenar Lenses

In the 1990’s my Dad was given some old camera equipment by a relative. At the time my father didn’t think much about it as it was an old camera bag with a rangefinder camera, some m39 mount lenses, and accessories. He wasn’t much interested in the camera, as he had more modern equivalents, and the […]

Review: LEE Filters SW150 Field Pouch for 150 x 170 mm Filters

A short review of the LEE Filters SW150 filter pouch.

Vintage Tamron Lens Catalogues

My dad had a Tamron 90mm macro lens lying in an old camera bag for 25 years. He got it from a friend and the poor lens was a jumble of parts, still connected, but completely unusable. Apparently it had become unscrewed, helicoid and all, and was left to live a lonely life inside a […]