I place a small thin coin such as a dime or a small thin piece of brass
obtainable from a hobby shop over the opening and tape it down with a good
quality tape such as photo gaffer tape. This works great and protects the
gears as well.
Hope this helps.
Bill
At 11:44 PM 6/8/99 EDT, you wrote:
>HELP...PLEASE!
>
>I am in need of one of the small bayonet caps that fits over the gears at
the
>bottom of the OM1. I don't know what the cap is called, but I lost one and
>John says that they are no longer available. I don't care whether it is
black
>or silver, scratched or virgin. Olympus says that stray light could enter
>through this opening if the cap is not on. What do others use if they also
>have lost the cap? Tape seems rather crude.
>Roger
>robinsnestphotography.com
>
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