tom_martinson

<p>Nikon D80<br>

Sigma 10-20mm HSM<br>

Nikon 18-70mm<br>

Nikon 70-300mm VR<br>

Nikon 60mm AF/S Micro<br>

SB600 flash w. reflector, gels<br>

Cokin and assorted filters<br>

Manfrotto tripod w. pistol grip head, remote shutter release cable.<br>

All in a Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW. or satellite bags hung off my backpack.<br>

For casual skiing/hiking excursions - Nikon P6000.</p>

 

<p>The best I could do was a tube of lith grease from Princess Auto that cost me $1.99. I bought it, but I can't bring myself to apply it to lens parts. My trouble is I have no idea where to start looking for the right stuff in the Vancouver area. I'll try Camtex or Brighouse.</p>

<p>I found this forum today because I've had the same problem with my 18-70. Thanks to the help and direction I found here, it took me 20 min. to get to the loose cam screw and tighten it. Not only did that get rid of the annoying wobble I've had with the front assembly, but my zoom now works full range again. My lens is fully functional, except when zooming out to 18mm it bottoms out with about a 1mm gap between the flange on the front assembly and the zoom barrel. I'm going to disassemble it again to figure out why, but I wanted the best lubricant available to apply before re-assembly. I came across this link which might prove helpful:<br /> http://www.apug.org/forums/forum65/36021-helicoid-lubrication.html<br /> There is a mix of opinions but you'll get the idea.</p>