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Re: [OM] Re: OM-1 zum Ausschlachten

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OM-1 zum Ausschlachten
From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 21:14:11 -0700
on 7/23/01 7:44 AM, John Hermanson at omtech@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> If the fire was hot enough, plastic parts shrink.  I remember the poor guy
> who raced down to Olympus is Woodbury, with his OM-1 on the floor of his VW,
> sitting next to THE HEATING DUCT.  By the time he got to Olympus, (he just
> wanted a cla,)  camera was beyond repair,  sprocket had shrunk, curtains
> melted, focus screen melted.  Poor guy............
> 
> John  Hermanson

That must have been one strong heater... although I recall some VW's had
gas-fired heat, because of the air cooled engine. Scary anyway, but if it
could 'melt-out' an OM-1 I wouldn't want my ankle near it!
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney... 


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