Rob:
At the risk of stealing John Hermanson's (Camtech) thunder, he has a
whole page devoted to changing the back foam seals
(http://www.zuiko.com/7Backfoam.htm). This will provide much useful info.
Martin
Skip Williams wrote:
>1. Find a factory-trained Olympus repair-person and stick with them. If you
>have to, send the camera to John H. or Clint in the U.S., they both do
>top-notch work. Batch your shipments and count on a long, multi-month wait
>for the repair; they're very busy.
>
>2. For an OM-1n, you can replace the foam around the back and the mirror
>damper yourself, but you won't want to try and remove the top to get at the
>pentaprism foam. This is a very small camera for all the mechanics inside and
>it's not easy to get the top off or get it back on right unless you're very
>good. If you're using the camera, do yourself a favor and send it in for an
>overhaul. It will be fine for another 10-20 years at that point. If you try
>and take off the top yourself, and can't get it back on, any reputable
>repairman will likely either refuse it or charge you double when the camera
>arrives at his doorstep in a bag in multiple pieces.
>
>Skip
>
>
>----- Original Message ---------------
>
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
> From: Rob Smith <RobSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:35:14 -0000
> To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
>>I also have mushy foam around the rear cover.
>>I did not realise that it can cause damage to the prism under the top cover.
>>I do not know of a good camera service in the UK to send my camera to.
>>I had my OM10 serviced at a suposed Olympus Specialist.
>>I was not very pleased with the work and this is the OM10 which just broke.
>>Is there a part number for the foam kit for an OM1n?
>>I will get stuck in and get rid of the mushy stuff myself.
>>
>>Rob
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 13 January 2005 15:04
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>>
>>
>>
>>And you probably have the same mushy foam pressing against the pentaprism
>>under the top cover. If that foam isn't removed, it will eat through the
>>prism paint and coating, and eventually show in the finder as large
>>green/black blotches.
>>
>>John Hermanson
>>Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>>21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
>>631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>>Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gary Edwards" <zuikowarriors@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:58 PM
>>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>A CLA is usually a good idea every 25 years or so ;-)
>>>
>>>None of my shutter curtains have deteriorated and I have 2 OM-1s that date
>>>
>>>
>>>back to about '77. With regular attention by John or Clint they should
>>>last as long as the comonly consumed parts hold out. No telling what that
>>>
>>>
>>>will be, but there are donor cameras.
>>>
>>>Gary Edwards
>>>
>>>Larry Powers <lapowers57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>I have an OM-1n that I picked up a few years ago. I am just now starting
>>>to
>>>use it seriously and have a couple of questions about keeping it alive.
>>>Pictures taken with the camera look OK so I am trying to do preventative
>>>maintenance at this point.
>>>
>>>I have mushy light seals and have found info in the archive about removing
>>>and replacing these as well as the mirror foam.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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