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Subject: [OM] Re: R: Re: Problem with exposure times on OM-2n
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 08:39:51 -0400
Keep up the good work!
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John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
mail:  omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
          631-424-2121  
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pat rabun" <rabun@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:39 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: R: Re: Problem with exposure times on OM-2n


> 
> I think many of us just like the satisfaction of working on our own
> stuff. The problem is not necessarily the difficulty of the steps
> required to repair the problem, but having the proper tools and test
> equipment - particularly on the more electronically endowed cameras. I
> like understanding how things work , particularly cameras as elegant as
> the OM-2/2n`s I have. I have bodies to practice taking apart and to
> salvage parts from. Some repairs (like a meter switch I just replaced)
> are easy enough to do , but if you don`t have a spare body, none of the
> established repair shops will sell one (I know, I tried).
> Thank goodness for the Mark Dapoz`s out there who take the incredible
> amount of time and effort to put repair manuals and actual pictures of
> various repair operations on their websites.
> 
> Pat Rabun
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:27 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: R: Re: Problem with exposure times on OM-2n
> 
> 
> >
> > On Mon, 3 May 2004, John Hermanson wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, not really, though some on the list will disagree.
> > > This kind of repair really can't be done at home.  A way to know if
> you can
> > > do it at home is that you would just do it and wouldn't have to ask
> anyone.
> > > IOW, you have seen this problem many times before and know exactly
> how to do
> > > it (without breaking anything) and when you're done, everything that
> worked
> > > before you started, still works.
> >
> > Darn, I was with you right up to that last little bit about everything
> still
> > working when done :-)
> >
> > Seriously, John is right, there are a lot of little tips and tricks
> that you
> > need to know when trying to fix anything deep down in the body. It's
> just
> > as important, if not more important, to know what not to remove than
> what
> > needs to be removed when trying to fix something like this.  When
> unsure
> > about your ability to successfully perform a repair, ask yourself the
> question,
> > am I willing to lose the body in the process of the repair?  If not
> then get
> > someone else to fix it because they won't fix it after you've tried.
> > -mark
> >
> >



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