New idea! Instead of trying to duplicate the very
tricky bayonet cap, why not modify the base plate to
use the screw in cap? TA DA John
--- Jim Couch <spknsprkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One note, the OM1 cap is different from the 2s cap.
> (the 2s uses the
> threaded cap that the 3&4 series cameras do.) Nylon
> or some kind of
> plastic might be an excellent way to go as once a
> mold was done one
> could make a ton of them cheaply. (Course making the
> mold is not cheap,
> but that's life.) :)
>
> Jim Couch
>
> Doggre@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I'll take my OM1 or 2S in to work tomorrow and
> show the motor drive
> > cap to
> > the old timers (machinists) and see what their
> opinions are .
> >
> > Nylon would seem to be a good replacement. There
> are shops in the
> > area here
> > that specialize in plastics and just might be able
> to make a darned
> > fine one,
> > and might be interested in making a run of them,
> if someone would be
> > willing
> > to buy a large enough lot. Collector/purists, of
> course, will want
> > ORIGINAL
> > metal, but for the rest of us, black nylon for
> black bodies, silver
> > nylon for
> > chrome bodies would sure beat tape.
> >
> > And surely Olympus would respond to enough
> customer interest? Might
> > cost
> > mucho peso, though.
>
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