Linden Photo and Stan C. Reade (may be Carman Camera now) in London, ON are the
closest camera stores that have (or at least had) competent staff who could
recommend a good repair shop. Got my start at Linden Photo, pleasant memories
there and at Stan C. Reade, which was a gathering place for photographers to
chat and hang out.
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On 12/4/2003 at 3:44 PM Moose wrote:
>The switch designs vary over the period of manufactur. The micro-switch
>style can't be cleaned this way, but then they seldom fail.
>
>There is obviously an intermittant connection in the meter circuit. Two
>common causes are topics O15 and O18 on the repair FAQ on R. Lee Hawkins
>great site
><http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/camrep.faq.html>.
>
>Perhaps a Canadian member will suggest a repair shop there. Otherwise,
>check out zuiko.com and Olyfix.com, 2 first rate Oly repairers in the US.
>
>Moose
>
>Donald Shedrick wrote:
>
>>The contacts for the switch for the meter get dirty. Mine sometimes
>>hangs up, and I just flick the meter switch on and off quickly
>>several times to clean the contacts and then all is well. It usually
>>happens only when the meter has not been switched on for many days.
>>I suppose they could be cleaned with electrical contact cleaner if
>>you knew how to diasect it, but I am not interested in doing that
>>myself and it is not that big a problem at least in my case.
>>
>>--- omboy <omboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I received this message from an OM-1 user in Canada:
>>>
>>>Dear sir: I have had an Olympus OM1 camera since 1974 and have
>>>recently experienced some difficulty with the light indicator. It
>>>fluctuates from positive to negative and than sticks at the bottom
>>>without giving me a positive or negative reading for the light
>>>levels.
>>>I have to keep rapping the camera til the indicator moves. I have
>>>replaced the batteries but to no avail. Can I repair this myself or
>>>is
>>>there a reputable repair shop in my vacinity. I live in Chatham
>>>Ontario Canada. Thanking you in advance: Fred Thomaes
>>>
>
>
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