[Brad Abrahamson]

John,

I have made the executive decision to tear it down by following the manual. So far I have pulled the side off and everything looks pretty good inside. A very small amount of liquid residue at the bottom. I am very certain it is the stabilizer. The part is $600 so I am going to do my best to repair whatever is mal-functioning. Considering it will turn on and operate normally most of the time, do you think it is something that can be easily fixed? Also taking into account that you can physically feel debri in the zoom & focus ring…

Thank you for your input.

-Brad