Gotta give credits to John and Clint too....I've gotten numerous tips and
"you can do that easilly by just..."from them over the years, helping me
fix numerous smaller things on my bodies and lenses.
In return, I keep the gear I can't fix myself in a box, planning to bring it
with me next time I hit the US for some "expert nursing" -- rather than try
to dig up local OM-repairguys.
Mark's efforts are also GREATLY appreciated, though.
--thomas
"pat rabun" <rabun@xxxxxxxx>
was written successfully
> I think many of us just like the satisfaction of working on our own
> stuff. The problem is not necessarily the difficulty of the steps
> required to repair the problem, but having the proper tools and test
> equipment - particularly on the more electronically endowed cameras. I
> like understanding how things work , particularly cameras as elegant as
> the OM-2/2n`s I have. I have bodies to practice taking apart and to
> salvage parts from. Some repairs (like a meter switch I just replaced)
> are easy enough to do , but if you don`t have a spare body, none of the
> established repair shops will sell one (I know, I tried).
> Thank goodness for the Mark Dapoz`s out there who take the incredible
> amount of time and effort to put repair manuals and actual pictures of
> various repair operations on their websites.
>
> Pat Rabun
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:27 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: R: Re: Problem with exposure times on OM-2n
>
>
> >
> > On Mon, 3 May 2004, John Hermanson wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, not really, though some on the list will disagree.
> > > This kind of repair really can't be done at home. A way to know if
> you can
> > > do it at home is that you would just do it and wouldn't have to ask
> anyone.
> > > IOW, you have seen this problem many times before and know exactly
> how to do
> > > it (without breaking anything) and when you're done, everything that
> worked
> > > before you started, still works.
> >
> > Darn, I was with you right up to that last little bit about everything
> still
> > working when done :-)
> >
> > Seriously, John is right, there are a lot of little tips and tricks
> that you
> > need to know when trying to fix anything deep down in the body. It's
> just
> > as important, if not more important, to know what not to remove than
> what
> > needs to be removed when trying to fix something like this. When
> unsure
> > about your ability to successfully perform a repair, ask yourself the
> question,
> > am I willing to lose the body in the process of the repair? If not
> then get
> > someone else to fix it because they won't fix it after you've tried.
> > -mark
> >
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