On 13/08/2010 00:45, Fred Cisin wrote:
  On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Pete Turnbull wrote:
    In fact the last thing I recall him getting het
up about re threads
 was that he believes only special lubricants should be allowed near a
 lens, and that what's suitably for a focussing screw wouldn't be the
 same thing you'd want on the diaphragm. 
 Can ANYBODY disagree with THAT??? 
In a sane universe?
But this was in a thread which included someone suggesting -- or maybe
asking if -- a grease would be good simply because it was "food grade".
  Sure, if it's for an edible camera.  Chuck suggested some research
would turn up a list of appropriate attributes but refused to name any
products, and that was deemed unhelpful.  The way he did it set a few
people off.
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Pete                                            Peter Turnbull
                                                Network Manager
                                                University of York