Remove the 2 right hand guide screws, insert 2 set screws, add some flat
black paint, the you can use regular back with large pressure plate.
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Andrew wrote:
> I imagine it would work (it certainly fits) but I am not sure its a good idea
> or how reliable (100%?) it would be, because I have never had cause or a need
> to do it. The shorter (about 7mm or so) pressure plate on the early (O)M1 and
> have to be shorter because those early camera have a couple of chrome 'lug'
> type film guides on the right hand side of the film mask opening, opposite
> the same type lugs that are already on the left side as you look in the open
> back of the body of other OM camera..
>
> In all but the earliest OM1and M1 those film locating lugs are removed from
> the body right hand side , the back door then has the longer pressure plate
> instead which keeps the film flat right up to where the film wind on sprocket
> is, that the longer pressure plate assists in keeping the film flat and
> engaged positively on the wind on sprocket, but as I mentioned at the
> beginning, I should think the back door with smaller pressure plate would
> certainly work, but I doubt it could be positively recommended or guaranteed
>
> also FWIW if you attempted to place a back door with long pressure plate on a
> M1 or early OM1 then the door cant close, for the perhaps the now obvious
> reason that the pressure plate hits those protruding chrome film locating
> lugs...Also just because that OM-4Ti has a door without a film reminder
> doesn't necessarily mean it has the small pressure plate, there is a good
> chance it has the larger pressure plate. asking them for a measurement would
> help
>
>
> cheers
> Andrew
>
>
> On 14/03/2010, at 8:31 AM, deebel wrote:
>
>> So I suppose the question really is whether the OM1 back with the smaller
>> pressure plate is ok on an OM4Ti.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Piers Hemy [mailto:piers@xxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 13 March 2010 10:10
>> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Did any OM4ti units have a back with no film reminder?
>>
>> Best I recall all the single-digit backs are interchangeable, and only the
>> earliest OM-1 bodies have the need for the smaller pressure plate.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: deebel [mailto:deebel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 12 March 2010 23:54
>> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
>> Subject: [OM] Did any OM4ti units have a back with no film reminder?
>>
>> 370276014903
>>
>> Was a plain back an option or is this an OM1 back with a different pressure
>> plate?
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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