Yes, for now the bad foam may just make the flash led inoperative, as we
read this, however, you can almost hear that goopy tar melting it's way
through the prism layers.........got carried away........
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2n Flash Problem?
> I had a 2n with a similar problem. Apparently the contacts in the body
> derive their springing at least partly from the foam over the prism, so if
> it goes mushy, flash - ready and TTL get unreliable. (at least that's what
> the guy who fixed it said). Given the other consequences of foam - rot, a
> CLA sooner rather than later may be in order.
>
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Brokaw" <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2n Flash Problem?
>
>
> > Curtis -- You are probably going to want a CLA on this body
eventually...
> I
> > would suggest that the action of trying out a different shoe and not
> fixing
> > the problem creates a bargaining point.
> >
> > Since a CLA costs $100 or so, a suggestion would be that maybe you can
get
> > $40 or so off due to this defect, and then get it fixed when the CLA is
> done
> > (if it is a loose connection under the top cover, for instance). If the
> rest
> > of the camera works well at this point, you can put that CLA off for a
> > while, and still have saved some OMoney on the purchase.
> >
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