One note, the OM1 cap is different from the 2s cap. (the 2s uses the
threaded cap that the 3&4 series cameras do.) Nylon or some kind of
plastic might be an excellent way to go as once a mold was done one
could make a ton of them cheaply. (Course making the mold is not cheap,
but that's life.) :)
Jim Couch
Doggre@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I'll take my OM1 or 2S in to work tomorrow and show the motor drive
> cap to
> the old timers (machinists) and see what their opinions are .
>
> Nylon would seem to be a good replacement. There are shops in the
> area here
> that specialize in plastics and just might be able to make a darned
> fine one,
> and might be interested in making a run of them, if someone would be
> willing
> to buy a large enough lot. Collector/purists, of course, will want
> ORIGINAL
> metal, but for the rest of us, black nylon for black bodies, silver
> nylon for
> chrome bodies would sure beat tape.
>
> And surely Olympus would respond to enough customer interest? Might
> cost
> mucho peso, though.
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