I have one black OM-1 that shows no trace of white paint in the switch lever
groove, so I think that it never had any. The white on my other black body
does make it easier to see. I doubt that there is any other functional
difference.
Micro_tools (www.micro-tools.com), a supplier to the camera repair trade, sells
a product called Laquer-Stik in a variety of colors including white. It is
specifically intended to redo the color in engraved labels like this switch and
lens barrel markings.
Gary Edwards
Chris Barker wrote:
> Dan
>
> My little OM1N has a small part of its white strip missing. It's paint I
> think that merely flakes away after a time.
>
> Chris
>
> BTW
>
> Isn't this just the busiest group of emailers ever! I went to Brussels for
> a tutorial (MBA) yesterday, stayed the night and saw La Grande Place, took
> a couple of photos of my wife's yellow New Beetle with the lovely 21/3.5 in
> LG Place and returned to something like 80 messages. Now I know that
> people like me are always wandering OT, but it seems like a fairly exciting
> place to be at the moment... and of course I don't have TIME to sit here
> and enjoy it! ;-)
>
> cb
>
> >Of all the OM-1 and OM-1n bodies I've seen, I think all of
> >them have an ON/OFF switch that has a white strip down the
> >middle of it (even the black bodies). However, I now have
> >an OM-1n that has a switch that is completely black. Is
> >there any significance to that? Does it mean the switch
> >was replaced? Is one stronger/weaker than another? I'd
> >appreciate any comments on this. Thanks.
> > -Dan
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