on 7/4/01 8:56 AM, Bruce Kolber at bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Has anyone tried the cement sold in auto stores for reattaching the rearview
> mirror to the windshield?
>
> Bruce Kolber
> St. Petersburg, FL 33715
> USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "O.C" <oben-nospam-@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Yesterday I returned an OM2SP to the camera shop where I bought it on the
>> 9/6/2000. It had only been 20 days and I must admit I had fired the
> shutter
>> over a thousand times just to hear that lovely sound it makes. I loaded it
>> with film yesterday to shoot some of the scenery outside my place.
>>
>> I framed up the scene I was going to take in a vertical fashion and the
>> view went dark all of a sudden! I put the camera horizontal and the view
>> returned. I removed the lens to find that the mirror was free of its frame
>> and could be moved by simply moving the camera body! I was so glad I
> didn't
>> press the shutter like I was going to, doing perhaps untold damage.
>>
>> I would imagine the mirrors on the 3 & 4 are the same being half mirrored
>> etc. Is this a common problem? Apparently the previous owner had used the
>> camera in very cold environments. The shop expert thought the glues may
>> have become brittle and come loose because of it. He offered me free
> repair
>> or a refund. I decided on a refund even though he assured me two dollops
> of
>> glue would hold it back in place for another 20 years.
>>
>> Has anyone else faced this mirror problem?
>>
>> ==============================================================
>> Dr. O. Candemir <oben-nospam-@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
I might try a black electronics-grade RTV silicone sealant. The
electronics-grade are non-acidic which might be important. If they smell
like vinegar while curing that's not the right type. Use small dabs where
the mirror sits, and then smush the mirror down level and let it cure.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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