Kenneth -
I and others on the list will recommend:
John Hermanson
CAMTECH
21 South Lane
Huntington NY 11743
(516) 424-2121
www.zuiko.com
He is the lists resident OLYMPUS guru (Some refer to him as a god).
John has worked on a couple of mine already and will soon be getting
another to overhaul. Check out his web site for complete information.
Whether it is worth it or not, is directly proportional to the degree of
Zuikoholism you are suffering.
- Charles Packard (UAB Alum)
Kenneth Sloan wrote:
>
> I have an ancient OM-1 MD (serial #705431) with a kaput meter. The
> needle responds - but it starts absolutely horizontal well below the +/-
> frame. On its last visit to the shop, the meter was declared
> "un-repairable".
>
> Otherwise, the body is in very good condition (wear marks on the bottom
> plate, a bit of paint missing from the back cover. Mechanically, it's
> just fine.
>
> (so...question 0 - is there a magic repair shop that can fix this? Is
> it worth it?)
>
> But, my real question has to do with another piece of electronics. My
> plan was to permanently attach this body to my T45 flash and use it
> strictly in situations where the T45 determined the exposure. Alas, it
> turns out that the body will not trigger the flash (connected with the
> PC cord attached to the T45).
>
> On my last go-around with this problem, I solved it by buying a 3Ti.
> Expensive, but effective. Since then, the OM1-MD has been laying
> about. So, it's been awhile since I thought about it. But, if memory
> serves, I once brought this flash problem to the shop - only to
> discover, in the shop, that the flash worked just fine. So...this may
> be an intermittent problem (oh dear...intermitten electronic problems!)
>
> Question: is it likely that the funky meter and the flash trigger are
> somehow related? Again - is this worth one more trip to the shop? If
> my local guy can't handle it, can you recommend a repair facility that
> can handle lost causes?
>
> I'd really love to revive this body, and am willing to put some money
> into it. I can live without the meter (I'm old enough to consider
> in-camera meters "new-fangled") - but I'd *really* like to have the
> flash trigger working again.
>
> --
> Kenneth Sloan sloan@xxxxxxx
> Computer and Information Sciences (205) 934-2213
> University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX (205) 934-5473
> Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/faculty/sloan/
>
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