1. Find a factory-trained Olympus repair-person and stick with them. If you
have to, send the camera to John H. or Clint in the U.S., they both do
top-notch work. Batch your shipments and count on a long, multi-month wait for
the repair; they're very busy.
2. For an OM-1n, you can replace the foam around the back and the mirror damper
yourself, but you won't want to try and remove the top to get at the pentaprism
foam. This is a very small camera for all the mechanics inside and it's not
easy to get the top off or get it back on right unless you're very good. If
you're using the camera, do yourself a favor and send it in for an overhaul.
It will be fine for another 10-20 years at that point. If you try and take off
the top yourself, and can't get it back on, any reputable repairman will likely
either refuse it or charge you double when the camera arrives at his doorstep
in a bag in multiple pieces.
Skip
----- Original Message ---------------
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
From: Rob Smith <RobSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:35:14 -0000
To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>I also have mushy foam around the rear cover.
>I did not realise that it can cause damage to the prism under the top cover.
>I do not know of a good camera service in the UK to send my camera to.
>I had my OM10 serviced at a suposed Olympus Specialist.
>I was not very pleased with the work and this is the OM10 which just broke.
>Is there a part number for the foam kit for an OM1n?
>I will get stuck in and get rid of the mushy stuff myself.
>
>Rob
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 13 January 2005 15:04
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>
>
>
>And you probably have the same mushy foam pressing against the pentaprism
>under the top cover. If that foam isn't removed, it will eat through the
>prism paint and coating, and eventually show in the finder as large
>green/black blotches.
>
>John Hermanson
>Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
>631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Edwards" <zuikowarriors@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:58 PM
>Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1n Maintenance Questions
>
>
>>A CLA is usually a good idea every 25 years or so ;-)
>>
>> None of my shutter curtains have deteriorated and I have 2 OM-1s that date
>
>> back to about '77. With regular attention by John or Clint they should
>> last as long as the comonly consumed parts hold out. No telling what that
>
>> will be, but there are donor cameras.
>>
>> Gary Edwards
>>
>> Larry Powers <lapowers57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I have an OM-1n that I picked up a few years ago. I am just now starting
>> to
>> use it seriously and have a couple of questions about keeping it alive.
>> Pictures taken with the camera look OK so I am trying to do preventative
>> maintenance at this point.
>>
>> I have mushy light seals and have found info in the archive about removing
>> and replacing these as well as the mirror foam.
>>
>
>
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