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[OM] Re: OM-1 Light Leak (was "Scott Gomez and Bill Barber")

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 Light Leak (was "Scott Gomez and Bill Barber")
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:44:29 -0400
If you shine a flashlight into md port of ANY 1/1N for long enough, you will
fog the film.  There is a light path, it is not direct, but light will
eventually get to the film.
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John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
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Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry D. Lewis" <garrylewis747@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 Light Leak (was "Scott Gomez and Bill Barber")


>
> Has anyone ever tested this hypothsis? Has anyone accually loaded an OM-1n
with film- put a
> flashlight up to the hole- left it there for a long time- then developed
the film to check for fogg?
>  Visually, I can find no light path from the winder hole to the film
cavity of the camera.
>
> Your wanting to know,
>
> Garry D. Lewis
>



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