Thread: LX-5 stiff zoom

My LX-5 developed a stiff zoom lever. No grittiness, etc. Just stiff. Working it back and forth loosens it up as does blowing compressed air at it. But in the end it just stiffens up again. No abuse, keep it cased and clean. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Possibly there's crud where it meets the body? Perhaps take something like dental floss and clean around it?

Good thought. Sorry, should have said that I already did. It worked for a time, but stiffness came back.

That's weird. Maybe something is in the lens that gets sticky as it sits but breaks free when you work it a bit.