On Mon, 8 Feb 1999 12:34:18 -0600, Kenneth Sloan <sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>I have an ancient OM-1 MD (serial #705431) with a kaput meter.
.....
>(so...question 0 - is there a magic repair shop that can fix this? Is
>it worth it?)
I doubt it. But these cameras are popular among astro-photographers -
who naturally never use the meter... try to sell it and buy another
one with working meter.
>
>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).
>
One more reason to sell it to the astrophotographer. He or she would
be hardly interested in flashing...
>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.
The flash trigger is probably an easier repair since it probably
doesn't ask for any long-gone-obsolete parts. But I would certainly
recommend an exchange as described above - if the sentimental value of
this particular body isn't too high.
I know it can be: my first OM-1 has died a long time ago and I still
own it, only for looking at it every now and then.
Frank van Lindert.
Utrecht Holland.
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