John,
Could you enlighten us as to the "serious factory problems" what
afflict(ed) the 77?
Skip
At 7/26/99 10:42 AM -0400, you wrote:
>The 77 has some serious factory problems that were never addressed and now,
>parts are not available, anyway.
>
>John
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Chuck Underhill <cyberclu@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [OM] IR film - backplates-dimples - temp solutions
>
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Ok, I am a new member of the list, and I am trying to keep up :O)
>> In a few messages, I have heard some less the pleasant remarks about
>> the OM77-AF. Can anyone give me a reason for this? Are you comparing
>> it to other AF cameras on the market? Or other Olympus equipment?
>> I own two OM77's and have bid on a thrid body. So far they has been the
>> best camera I have used. I have a few manual focus Olympus cameras too,
>> but the OM77 is my favorite.
>> I have had a Pentex PZ-10 and serveral other camera that are AFs and I
>like
>> the setup on the 77 better.
>> So I am looking for input... am I missing something about this camera?
>> Why is it so unpopular?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chuck
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gma <geanders@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IR film - backplates-dimples - temp solutions
>>
>>
>> >Siri;
>> >
>> >This msg seems to contradict itself. First part quotes someone who agrees
>> that dimples are a problem, 2nd part says you've never spoken to anyone
>> who's had a problem with dimples.
>> >
>> >In any case, if conversing over the net can be defined as "spoken to",
>then
>> I'd be the 2nd one you've spoken to who's seen the problem. (Actually the
>> 3rd since, wasn't it Hank Hogan, who posted a photo page showing the
>> problem - albeit very vaguely?)
>> >
>> >That said, I think it was my OM-1, but all the pressure plates look the
>> same to me, be it from my -1s, -2s, or -4s.
>> >
>> >Make no mistake, the problem exists. Take another look at some of your
>> denser IR negs thru a good 4x 0r better 8x loupe with a strong light
>source
>> behind. I'll bet you'll see dimples in the black areas.
>> >
>> >George
>> >
>> >>I'm going to be extremely non-netiquettical now, and copy from a reply I
>> >>received from the IR list:
>> >>
>> >>> Both the OM1 and OM4 have a dimpled pressure plate - SFX and Konica
>750
>> >>> will be OK but remember to wrap the plate with some 120 roll paper
>black
>> >>> side out if you decide to use HIE. Unless you like a dimpled pattern
>on
>>
>> >>> your negs.......
>> >>
>> >>> I was the one who experienced the dimple pattern in heavily silvered
>> >>> areas on my Kodak IR negs. Others have said they've never seen them.
>> >>> But they're certainly present on negatives I took before I solved the
>> >>> problem.
>> >>
>> >>Which camera was this? I have never had problems with my OM-1, and
>neither
>> >>has anyone else I've spoken to re: 1, so it may be the camera? Although
>> >>that does sound extremely weird even to me.....
>> >>
>> >>siri.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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