Stefan,
Thanks for the extra details on where the tape was. I am glad to see you are
getting meter readings that make sense with the tape gone. To answer your
question of why the tape was there is difficult if not impossible to do.
That said I would guess that it was either a clumsy repair attempt or a bit
of hopeful modification work to change the meters response in some way. The
former seem more likely so you may want to check if the reflector is
attached to its frame securely (or mention this incident when you send it to
John or Clint). If you are planning on keeping the camera long term a CLA is
definitely worth the investment even on the most recent bodies. It really
does make a difference on an plain OM-4 to have things tuned up.
Dan S.
> [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stefan Kahlert
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 4:24 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: OM-4: Black tape behind mirror???
>
> Tape removed, problem solved. Measurements of my handheld
> meter and from the camera are identical now, spot-reading and
> average-reading are in agreement on uniform target. OTF-timed
> exposure (with film in
> camera!) is about 1s when the finder-info suggests it will be 1s.
> Great. Now, can anybody tell me, why some stoneage-mechanic
> put that tape on the reflector???
>
> It was a price hard to resist on but not unreasonably low for
> a beat up user-camera and it's quite a bit better than that.
> I think I will have it CLA'd anyway .
>
> Stefan
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