To close pineholes in the curtain what I did time ago with my first camera
(not an olympus, but a quite nice camera) was to apply a bit of nail
varnish. I worked really well.
Pablo
On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Giles wrote:
>
> If you could get hold of a tiny quantity of black hypalon rubber paint and
> apply a minute drop on each hole that would probably do the trick because
> the paint dries to a a very thin but flexible and tough film. If you
> could get it more in the hole than on the curtain, that would probably be
> preferable.
>
> Hyplon rubber paint is what Zodiac inflatable boats are coated with. The
> problem is the stuff is fairly expensive - if you can find it, and of
> course you only want a fraction of a drop. Perhaps you could find
> somewhere that repairs such boats and could give you some.
>
> Giles
>
>
> Christopher Biggs wrote:
>
> > My original OM-1 (long time listees may recognize this as the Problem
> > Body From Hell) has developed pinholes in the first shutter curtain. i.e.
> > if I lock the mirror up, wind the shutter, remove lens, open the back and
> > hold the body up to a light, I can see three stars shining in the
> > darkness.
> >
> > I get guaranteed light damage on shots where I use use mirror lockup, but
> > I haven't noticed damage on normal shots (yet).
> >
> > Can anything be done?
> >
> > Zuikoholically yours,
> > Chris
> >
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