Just my .02, it's not a home job. "Soft percussion" is the last thing you'll
hear as the cover glass shatters. The proper test is wrapping with a
Craftsman center punch. :-) kidding............
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] is it necessary...?
>
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>
> > The diopter adjustment lenses in my 4 are quite dusty, or I'd better say
> > dirty. I wish it wouldn't be necessary to remove the top cover just to
clean
> > them since this doesn't seem to be a simple procedure. I can't find
another
> > way, or is there?
>
> No, the only way to clean the internals of the eyepiece is to remove it
from
> the body and completely disassemble it.
>
> > BTW this early 4 model diopter adjustment outer lense
> > seems to be plastic, as for the sound it makes after soft percussion. Is
all
> > the diopter adjustment feature made of plastic optics?
>
> Do NOT apply much pressure to the cover glass of the eyepiece, it is made
of
> a very thin piece of glass and breaks very easily. All of the optics in
the
> eyepiece are made of coated glass, not plastic.
> -mark
>
>
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