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Re: [OM] Tamron adaptall panic

Subject: Re: [OM] Tamron adaptall panic
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:05:06 +1300
Hi Robert

If you look at the lens-mounting base-plate of your OM4T, at about 10 o'clock 
you should see a little black plastic pimple sticking out.

Press it, and it retreats back inside the mount plate. This is the lever to an 
important switch that tells the electronics a few things such as if there's a 
lens on or not. (If not, the exposure meter is turned off, for one.)

Tamron adapter screw holes are machined so that the edges are razor-
sharp, and cut the top off that pimple so that it doesn't work the switch.  But 
only the 4-screw Tamron adapters do this since this is the only version with 
a screw-hole situated just where it will do a face job on the plastic pimple. 
The 3-screw adapters are OK.

If you have a 4-screw lens plate, do something to the dangerous screw hole 
to prevent damage. Rubber-glue in a flush piece of plastic, or fill the hole 
with 
epoxy, for two methods.

Brian 

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