On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Chris Barker wrote:
>
> It is only a minor chore to clean out the old foam and put in the
> new; scrape the bulk out with a wooden or plastic tool first then use
> a dilute alcohol solution (or something) to clean out the remainder.
> It's a little messy so don't do it on the best tablecloth on your
> dinner table.
Methanol (Methyl Hydrate) works best to dissolve the old foam. You should
be able to find it in the paint section of most hardware stores.
> The only trick is to find a source of new foam. The Olympus Circle's
> editor recommends you buy a standard mouse mat (for a computer mouse)
> and cut strips off that for inserting into the channels in the back
> of the camera. I have a mouse mat specifically for that purpose and
> if you cut it to the appropriate thickness you will not need glue.
> Alternatively you could pay £12 +postage to get purpose-cut foam from
> somewhere like Colchester Cameras.
There's no need to replace the foam, just leave it out. A small strip of
black electrical tape will suffice if you're really intent on replacing it
with something.
-mark
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