Canon FD 35mm F/2.8 S.S.C. TS Tilt Shift Lens CLA

The full tear down of this unique tilt shift lens.

Canon Serenar 35mm f/3.5 Clean, Lubricate, Adjust (CLA)

This Canon Serenar 35mm f/3.5 is in nice condition, but the aperture ring is a little stiff. Plus, I’ve already cleaned the other two so I might as well do the entire set. I thought this one, being the smallest, would be the easiest. It wasn’t. I had a difficult time reassembling the rear section. […]

Canon Serenar 85mm f/2.0 Clean, Lubricate, Adjust (CLA)

This Canon Serenar 85mm f/2.0 is in excellent condition, but has a bit too much drag on the focus ring and some oil on the aperture blades. I know with a CLA it will operate smoothly and more freely. For an 85mm lens it is long, but has a small diameter. It’s also very heavy, […]

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 […]

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 […]