All OM-1 of that era had prism foam. Possibly it has been removed already,
but I'd look into it asap. Someone on the list has a guide for this task.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
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Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Walker" <stephenpwalker@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:45 PM
Subject: [OM] While we're talking about OM-1 Foam
>
>
> I often read the list, but rarely post. Despite the
> fact that i've "gone digital" with a Minolta A-2 and
> recently sold my OM-3 (after a CLA by John H.), I
> can't stop looking and sometimes buying more OM stuff.
>
> My latest purchase was a black, non-md OM-1 with a
> Shoe-1. I've never owned an OM-1 (my other body is an
> OM-2s), but i'm amazed at how quiet the shutter is.
>
> Anyhow, the OM-1 is in great shape. It was in an
> "(n)ever-ready" case so the finish is perfect although
> there appears to be some rubber cement seeping out
> from underneath the leather (perhaps a re-glue job?).
> The wind and shutter mechanisms are smooth as silk and
> the film path shows no noticable wear. It even had a
> functional mercury battery!
>
> The question is foam degradation. The back foam is
> obviously showing signs of rot and there is a bit of
> foam stuck to the corner of the mirror, so i'm
> thinking the mirror box foam is also bad -- I'll have
> to look closer tommorrow to see.
>
> The viewfinder is very clear -- I don't know if this
> could be a model without mirror foam installed, or
> maybe i'm just lucky.
>
> Anyhow, I'm trying to decide if I should just order
> the back foam and clean off the bit of foam on the
> mirror, or spend the $$$ to have it CLA'd. And
> there's a decent chance I might turn around and sell
> it anyhow. But I couldn't resist -- I got the body, a
> 50mm f1.4, a 75-150 f4 (that looks nearly unused), a
> spare focusing screen (1-3), a variety of 49mm
> filters, and a weird little tripod for $60 shipped.
>
>
>
>
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