I think someone has reported on a similar fix, probably using the
ubiquitous epoxy, but I have adapted my Adaptall by applying three
coats of clear wood varnish to the problem screw. Seems to have worked
to make the mount OM-4 friendly.
James
On 24 Sep 2004, at 09:36, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
> Or look here
> http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/PDFs/OMTamronMount.pdf
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of James Royall
> Sent: 24 September 2004 09:31
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Adaptall mount and reset buttton (Re: about a lens)
>
>
> I just took a look at my "for Olympus OM" early mount and it has one
> screw
> placed asymmetrically, but not the right one, which is probably true
> of the
> early OL mounts which show the problem. So it may be that the only way
> to be
> really sure is to look and see if a screw will 'run over' the reset
> button
> by holding the mount up to the camera body.
>
> James
>
>> That particular screw
>> location should be "asymmetric" compared to the other three which are
>> spaced 90 degrees apart from each other. If in doubt, hold the
>> Adaptall II near the camera lens mounting flange and rotate it from
>> "red dot" to "red dot" on the body (as if mounting it) while watching
>> the screw location and the black reset button.
>
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