>Wal-of-China-Mart ain't going to help you.<
good one!
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
omtech@xxxxxxxxx | www.zuiko.com
Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:17 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Fw: Re: OM1 foam blues :-(
> If you're only going to be doing an OM-something-or-other, buy from John.
> As I understand it, his stuff is already cut to fit. Besides, he's one of
> us and deserves our support. If he has to go out of business, then when
> your gear breaks, which it will, who ya gonna call? Wal-of-China-Mart
> ain't going to help you.
>
> I've bought light seal foam elsewhere mainly because I need to take care
> of Mamiya, Graphic, Graflex, Horseman, Linhof, and Pentax stuff. The OMs
> are still holding their own for the time being.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Foam kit for OM-1 thru 4Ti $6 + $6 shipping by Global priority mail.
>> > Or
>> > if shipping speed is not important, $2.00 (I think) by regular
>> > airmail.
>> >
>> > John Hermanson
>> > Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>> > 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
>> > omtech@xxxxxxxxx | www.zuiko.com
>> > Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
>> > __________________________________
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 3:23 PM
>> > Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 foam blues :-(
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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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