A look @ Brians' list may help
http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/photography/zuikoholics/processors.htm
David
Martin Walters wrote:
> 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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