It usually requires service to set it properly.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Richardson" <mr_slow_norris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] om1 always out of focus
| Yes, the camera was dropped about 2 months ago and comes nowhere near
| infinty, or even 10m.
|
| How do you adjust the mirror drop anyway? If its a simple case of a
screw,
| fine, but if it requires major work I best send it for service.
|
| Thanks
|
| Gary
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
| To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:04 PM
| Subject: Re: [OM] om1 always out of focus
|
|
| > Your mirror angle may have shifted. Was the camera dropped recently? A
| > normal lens set to infinity should focus on something 90 feet or more
away
| > (with infinity being defined as 600 to 900 X the focal length.)
| >
| > John Hermanson
| > ___________________________________
| > omtech@xxxxxxxxx
| > http://www.zuiko.com
| > Camtech, Olympus Service since 1977.
| > 21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
| > Phone/fax 631-424-2121
| > Free Olympus Manuals: 1-800-221-3000
| > ___________________________________
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Gary Richardson" <mr_slow_norris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:10 PM
| > Subject: [OM] om1 always out of focus
| >
| >
| > Hi,
| >
| > Anyone out there know why my OM1n is always out of focus, with any lens?
| I
| > have tried different screens and cleaning out the screen cage, but to no
| > avail.
| >
| > Cheers
| >
| > Gary, (newbie ;-) )
| >
| >
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