To get at all the elements in the optical patch you must separate the mirror box
casting from the main body. Doing so allows the mirror mechanism springs to
unwind.
The meter cell is covered by a semi silvered mirror, also in the optical path of
the finder. This might have the offending dust on it. You might be able to
sneek
the mirror out after taking the top cover off and NOT removing the mirror box
from the body, but you might scratch it or have trouble getting it back in.
Removing the meter will cause the meter timing to unwind.
If you do take it apart, I'm really not interested in seeing it
("But I did half the work for you already.....;-)
John
Rand E. Tomcala wrote:
> Gustavo,
> I think John H. might have just refered to this in one of his
> postings. To do what you want, it would seem to me that you would need
> to disassemble a major portion of the camera as the light path is in the
> lens, down to the end to prisms and then up to the top and across to the
> mirror and viewfinder and then out. John's posting stated that the self
> timer must come off first and refered to the difficulties of that
> operation. I have one of these cameras, it is too nice (and too
> valuable) to mess up. Send it to someone competent to do the work.
> John Hermanson (Camtech) is one of these people.
> IMHO,
> Rand E.
>
> <><>><><><><><><><><><
> >Gustavo Leal wrote:
> >
> > Bob Christopher wrote:
> >
> > > Gustavo,
> > > To open the back of the Olympus Pen FT camera, raise the
> > > rewind cr ...
> >
> > I think I've got misunderstood, I am trying to clear the internal mirror
> > system(used instead of the penta prism). I hope U can help me with this.
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> >
> > Gustavo Leal.
> >
>
>
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