Thanks John. I figured that was the way to go. As I suspected the screw
had been forced, the Allen head was somewhat burred. Using my #00
and #000 turned it, but it would not back out. I finally took the bottom
plate off and pushed it out from the other side. The other screws were in
wrong places. As you have probably known for years, the two tripod mount
screws are longer as the threaded holes are somewhat below the level of the
bottom plate. It is all sorted out now.
The camera (purchased from a list member) has worked perfectly. I may
sSring of this year) I sent an OM-4T to you it came back in excellent shape
but was not water proof.<g> It got salt watered in Peconic Bay in August
when a friend wanted photos of his beautiful home built boat. I had
finished two rolls of film from his dinghy when he came to pick me up under
sail! NOT! A very slight error in judgment tipped the dinghy over. I
'saved' the soaked camera, several lenses and film. Only the film could be
salvaged - by Modern Age in New York City. A 30x40" print now graces his
wall, striking if I do say so. Rather expensive.
- George in Berkeley
At 06:00 PM 10/08/1999 -0400, you wrote:
The alignment hole is not threaded. Hopefully you can just unscrew it and
put it back in its proper place. The alignment hole is closed at the other
end so there's no need to worry about dust getting in through it. I get
many calls from customers..."there's a screw missing on the bottom..."
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: George Conklin <gconklin@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 3:02 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-4T "screw on the loose" blocks Winder 2
> Recently I purchased a pre-owned OM-4T which is working like a charm.
>
> However, when I tried to put my OM Winder 2 on it, it would not fit. I
> discovered that some previous owner had put a small screw in the alignment
> hole on the bottom which matches the alignment pin near the grip handle on
> the winder. Closer examination of the bottom plate on the camera revealed
> that one of the two tripod hole screws was missing.
>
> I'd guess someone thought they had lost a screw from the alignment hole
and
> punted with the missing screw. I'd also guess that the titanium bottom
> plate stripped the threads off the screw, unless it also was titanium.
>
> Two questions. 1) Could the screw in the alignment hole do any
> damage? I'm inclined to just remove it.
> 2) where can I get a replacement screw for the tripod hole.
>
> - George in Berkeley
>
>
>
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