Thanks, Chuck,
I was considering that, since I already have the glue, which I used to mount
the focus confirmation chip.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 5:24 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
>I should think a couple drops of watery viscosity super glue would have
>negligible effect on thickness and be more secure than epoxy.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>> -------Original Message-------
>> From: Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
>> Sent: Sep 08 '08 09:49
>>
>>
>> I disagree here, since it does not take much to alter the lens
>> register -
>> any epoxy between the mating surfaces of the adaptor parts will increase
>> the
>> lens register, and tend to reduce the furthest point to which the lens
>> will
>> focus. Of course, that assumes the adaptor permits the lens to focus at
>> infinity but not beyond - which was not the case with at least one
>> Chinese
>> adaptor I have. This made use of an OM mount 8mm lens very tricky, so I
>> put
>> some shims between the mating surfaces of the adaptor. Problem solved.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Wayne Harridge
>> Sent: 08 September 2008 01:19
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
>>
>> > Johann Thorsson <johann@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Sounds like something epoxy will fix. Just take the screws out and dip
>> > them in epoxy and fasten again.
>>
>> --snip
>>
>> It's probably worth putting some epoxy on the mating surfaces of the
>> adapter
>> too, 3 x 1mm screws doesn't offer a lot of strength even if they're held
>> in
>> the thread by epoxy.
>>
>> ...Wayne
>>
>> --snip
>>
>>
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