Poli Bou

Ever wonder what a $300 dollar 50mm f/1.4 lens look like disassembled? Sorry for the lack of close up shots and detailed info as I didn’t plan to do a write up. I got the lens for a good deal off Craigslist since the autofocus was shot. It still worked fine manually but I could tell the motor was struggling due to some fine grit or sand. So I attempted to take it apart and see if I could clean it up and lube the gearing. I had to bend some of the guide rails back in place. They look like they were over extended and became deformed. After thoroughly cleaning the pieces I used some Mobile 1 motor oil to coat any moving part. Haha, I know…probably not the best thing to use on a lens, but I didn’t really plan this out and it was all I had. A month later and the autofocus is still working fine so no harm done .