He might want to check the small foam strip on the
door behind the "lock/release strip". It might be
blocking the strip, which must be able moved up and
down to activate/reset the door lock.
Hope this helps
Bill Latham
--- Darin <d.rhein@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Chuck wrote:
> > Someone on another (non-Oly) list has re-foamed
> his XA and now the back
> > won't open. My suspicion is that he stuck foam in
> the latch area which
> > I suspect doesn't require any foam and that the
> foam in interfering with
> > the lifting of the latch by the rewind knob. I
> asked him if he did that
> > and he says he doesn't remember. I haven't owned
> an XA in several years
> > and don't really remember the latch mechanism but
> I suspect it's very
> > similar to the OM's and other SLR's which use a
> light trap design in the
> > latch area that does not require a foam or other
> compressible seal.
> >
> > Assuming that this is what happened any advice on
> how to get around it?
> > If this isn't what happened what else might it
> be?
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
>
> A big arse screwdriver to pry it open! ;^)
>
> Just kidding...
>
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