I think that the Pen F's focusing screen is cemented to the prism, so
you've got a bigger problem that you thought. Those screens aren't easily
removed and replaced. And I don't think that the "right repair" is a DIY
job. Perhaps you could jury-rig some way to keep the screen in contact
with the prism though.
My recommendation is to sell it as defective and buy a replacement on Ebay.
A repair will cost you $50-$100 in the U.S. And a good replacement Pen F
only costs $125-150
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Original Message:
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From: Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas cjss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:43:36 +0200
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Loose Pen F focusing screen
Maybe it's a bit off topic, because is not an OM -- but it's still an Oly,
though ;-)
The focusing screen of my Pen F is a bit loose: the side towards camera
front has near 1mm of play. If I press gently the screen's frame, it seems
to reach the right position, but it gets wrong when released.
If I focus on an "infinity" object thru the viewfinder, the focusing ring
is set at about 5 m/15 ft., and taking the picture wide-open gives a
defocused image. If I ignore the viewfinder and set the ring to infinity,
the pic is much sharper.
The camera seems fine in every other aspect, esp. shutter speeds.
Is that fixable? It's an easy fix?
Thanks in advance!
...
Carlos Santisteban
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