It sounds like you have foam deterioration on your prism . Time for a CLA
.
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:47:07 +0100 john.oregan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Dear List
>
> I have acquired an 'inexpensive' OM1 (which is/was going to be the
> last
> purchase, honest):)
>
> Unfortunately, the Viewfinder is partially (200f the area) blocked
> by a
> dark/black stain along the lower edge and up the left towards the
> needle. I
> haven't had time to examine it in detail (because we have house
> guests at
> the moment) so I dont know if it is on the screen or pentaprism, or
> even
> viewfinder lens.
>
> Any suggestions as to what it could be? Fungus? Dirt?
>
> Any suggestions for investigating and subsequently getting rid of
> it? Ponds
> cold cream? Potassium Permanganate? scraping? does the top plate
> come off
> easily?
>
> Also, the Meter doesn't seem to work, but that may be a duff battery
> seeing
> as the camera has been allowed to get into this condition - or will
> the
> above stain have corroded some little cables?
>
> Externally it is very nice and the shutter seems to work
> smoothly...
>
> Does it just need a CLA?
>
> JohnOR
> (Sorry about the sig, but I can't spend too much time at the PC at
> home at
> the moment so this is from my place of work)
>
>
>
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