The body is made up of 2 main castings: the body and the mirror cage. For
the camera to "split" into 2 pieces it must have had tremendous impact.
First comes bent casting or body, then cracked castings. I've seen bodies
dropped off cliffs that haven't broken into pieces.
John
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From: Motor Sport Visions Photography <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:47 PM
Subject: [OM] OM4 Damage Question
> Here's an interesting eBay story for y'all. I was "winning bidder" for
> an OM4 that had no reserve and my "winning bid" was very low (below
> market perhaps...but maybe not if it indeed John's help, reported
> problem was occasional mirror lockup that was reset by changing shutter
> speed). Anyway, today I got a message stating "the camera was dropped on
> a hard floor and split into pieces, even the glass prism was broken so I
> pulled it out of auction."
>
> I don't wish to start a big eBay thread as I know it could get volatile
> and off topic so I'll keep this post to one question. Has anyone seen an
> OM body die this hard a death from simply falling to the floor? I can
> see some damage happening of course, but splitting and broken prism
> glass???
>
> I have reviewed the seller's feedback and it appears that his feedback
> is very good overall. Interestingly enough the (few) negatives involved
> pulling items from auction after close claiming they did not meet
> reserve (on no-reserve auctions). I'm not going to sweat it, but I have
> asked for a photo of the camera in the current damaged condition and
> have offered to buy it anyway (obviously for next to nothing) to use for
> parts. It will be interesting to see what kind of reply I get (non so
> far).
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> www.motorsportvisions.com
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