Yes, it is very common for the shoes to come lose on those bodies.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Level photography ;-), was [photo] Fall Mist
> At 08:41 AM 11/20/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>Quick question the comment was made that the Om-1 shoe was not always
>>level. This kind of explains why when I used a level in it sometimes the
>>photo was not level.
>>Is the Om-4t shoe level or does it suffer the same problem and if it is
>>not
>>where on the camera can you use a level?
>>Thanks John Gettis
>
> I believe John H. once made the comment that when he has to top off a
> OM-2S
> or OM-4(x), he always tightens down the shoe. I suspect that there are a
> lot of loose shoes out there. More to the point, I just don't think that
> design was made to be perfectly square to the edge of the film. What I
> have done is test my camera against a known level surface (like
> water). Look and see where your bubble is in the spirit level and that's
> your new point of reference.
>
> Joel W.
>
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