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JeremyLangford said:
Im worried that a month after I buy an very old MC 16mm f/2.8, the grease or any other thing used to make a lens will go bad. Or maybe there might be dust inside the glass..
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Bad grease is more an artifact of the '60s and a couple of later third-party brands. There are a few specific lenses of different brands here and there that have problems, but the MC and MD Minolta lenses are excellent products. Most fisheyes you find won't have had a lot of use but if you're concerned you can go up one grade. A little internal dust doesn't hurt anything.

If you want something you can use for years get the Minolta; if you just want to see how a fisheye/superwide looks and shoot a handful of rolls, go with the cheaper alternatives.

I'm still regularly using lenses from the '70s with no problems.
 
Is there any way of replacing the grease or completely getting a complete clean up and restoration of older lens such as Minolta MCs?

I know I sound like I'm worrying to much, but what if my lenses start degrading and I am unable to buy a newer SRT-101 mount lens, and I have to invest into an autofocus body, and new autofocus mount lenses?

The reason I am worrying about this is because I can already feel some rubbing on my Rokkor MD 50mm f/1.4 when I twist the focus ring.
 
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I know this is a lot of money for you to put out, but yes, you are worrying far too much.
Fix the problems when they occur and don't spoil your fun beforehand.
IF an MC lens needs cleaning or regreasing, there are plenty of technicians who can handle the job. But it's not a chronic problem.
IF the ring on the 50 hangs up a little at one spot, it probably got bumped and is a little bit egg-shaped. Sometimes working it back and forth a bit will smooth out the action. No big deal. I have a Nikkor 24 like that and it works fine.
There are thousands of excellent MD and MC lenses and bodies on the used market; they are absolute bargains priced far below their true value for shooting photos.
Find a body and a couple lenses you like and go shoot pictures.





JeremyLangford said:
Is there any way of replacing the grease or completely getting a complete clean up and restoration of older lens such as Minolta MCs?

I know I sound like I'm worrying to much, but what if my lenses start degrading and I am unable to buy a newer SRT-101 mount lens, and I have to invest into an autofocus body, and new autofocus mount lenses?

The reason I am worrying about this is because I can already feel some rubbing on my Rokkor MD 50mm f/1.4 when I twist the focus ring.
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