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Re: [OM] Questionable 85/2 on the bay

Subject: Re: [OM] Questionable 85/2 on the bay
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:01:38 -0500 (EST)
On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, dreammoose wrote:

> The DOF lever is punched out of sheet steel, so I didn't see how it 
> could be bent without buckling and it is quite flat. Looking closely at 
> the striations on it's surface, it looks like it may be bent slightly 
> just where the long curved part meets the boss the button pushes on. I'm 
> not sure how to bent it to the right point, but just knowing that it 
> should be touching the coupling lever is useful info. Thanks

The DOF lever should be within 1-2mm of the diaphragm coupling lever.  I
pulled my mount off and scanned it as best I could on my flatbed scanner.
You can see what it should look like here: 
        http://olympus.dementia.org/misc/85_mount.jpg

                                -mark


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