The OM-1 meter is very serviceable! See my site if interested.
http://www.zuiko.com
John
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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