One thing I used to do: With the strap lug completely out, tape over hole
on the outside with scotch tape. Fill inside of hole with 5 minute epoxy
and allow to dry. Cut strap lug off so finished cut is flat. Reassemble.
remove scotch tape and paint epoxy black.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Removing strap lug from Winder 1
> I don't have big hands, but the placement of the attachment point,
> and its sharp edge, make the winder unusable for me. I just unscrewed
> it. Maybe the winder will fall apart someday, but it hasn't yet.
> The ergonomics of the design are truly awful. Not just the eyelet,
> the whole thing. It would be the right shape for a waist level camera.
> Plus it's really noisy. Sounds like the sound effect that movies use for
> all cameras.
>
> Paul
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > I have this in my notes. Originally posted by Lars Haven:
> >
> > "Another modification is to remove the strap eyelet. It is located
> > uncomfortably for people with large hands. It is relatively easy to
> > remove when the lower part of the winder has been removed as in step 2
> > above. The proceed by removing the screw by the strap eyelet. Now the
> > metal strip with the strap eyelet can be removed. remove the strap
> > eyelet from the metal strip with a hacksaw or make a copy without the
> > eyelet. The replace the metal strip. It is needed to keep the upper
> > and lower parts of the winder together."
> >
> > The "Step 2" alluded to is as follows:
> >
> > "Remove the lower part of the winder. It is held in place by four
> > screws along the seam between the upper and lower part. Leave the screw
> > by the strap eyelet in place."
> >
> > Lars had a web page on OM equipment modifications, but I couldn't get it
> > to come up tonight.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Bill Stanke
> >
> > Steve Goss wrote:
> > >
> > > No, it doesn't. The strap actually continues up and is what the second
screw
> > > directly above holds on to. Without the strap, that whole end of the
winder is
> > > just waiting to twist apart.
> > > On the other hand, I seem to remember another thread about this a
while back.
> > > The other writer's solution was either to turn the strap around
inside, or just
> > > cut it off flush.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
> > >
> > > Michael Darling wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Does the small phillips head screw above the square strap lug on the
Winder
> > > > 1 do what I think it does?
> > > >
> > > > Tonight I realized my hand was too big and the 180/2.8 was too
heavy. The
> > > > strap lug kept digging into my palm and that was less than
comfortable...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
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