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Re: [OM] Save the OM-1!!! (re: Darn FP/X switch)

Subject: Re: [OM] Save the OM-1!!! (re: Darn FP/X switch)
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:17 -0400
Super glue runs through everyhting like water.  I recommend a small dab of
epoxy bridging both knurled areas to the body.  Clean area well before
applying.  Off course don't do it if you think you'll "go back" to flash
bulbs :-)

John  Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dlau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 2:05 AM
Subject: [OM] Save the OM-1!!! (re: Darn FP/X switch)


> Before you ditch the camera, why not super-glue the switch to the X
> position?
> If you decide to ditch it, I'll pay shipping and you can dith it my way!
> Seriously, glue and a Shoe4 will solve the problem... I think the Shoe4
> is only about $29 from http://www.zuiko.com
>
> - marc
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:19:42 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Dan Lau <dlau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] That darn FP/X switch...
>
> I am ready to throw this piece of sh.. called the OM-1 into
> the river ...
>
> Well, unless someone can help me out.  For the third time,
> I had a shooting session ruined because the FP/X switch on
> my OM-1 got accidentally switched to FP (I have a feeling
> it happened during one of the many lens changes).  All the
> flash shots after that were black, with no indications at
> the time since the flash still flashed.
>
> I do have an OM-1n and I understand that the FP/X switch has
> no effect on the hot-shoe, which is always X.  But alas, I
> don't have a hot-shoe #4 for it (hint, hint, hint, ... it is
> a user, so I don't need anything fancy).
>
> So, my question to other owners of the OM-1, what do you do
> to avoid this problem?  Is there a permanent fix for the
> FP/X switch to make it behave like the OM-1n?  Were there
> any factory mods for this?
>         -Dan
>
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