To tighten all 4 screws holding the shoe, you have to get under the flex
circuit that interconnects everything inside the top cover. The flex has
double stick tape underneath, and can be tricky to peel up if you haven't
done it before. Ripping the flex is an unfortunate side affect.
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: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 12:22 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Troublesome Accessory Shoe
> No, I don't think it is a DIY job because John H. from time to time has
> described what is involved in getting the top off a OM-2S and 4. Or
> actually, getting it back on. Tightening the shoe is a standard item in a
> CLA, which is what I would recommend personally.
>
> Joel W.
>
> At 11:48 PM 2/24/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Good evening! I hope someone might be able to give me some advice on this
>>little difficulty. I just noticed that the accessory shoe on my OM-4 has
>>become
>>a bit loose. My T32 seems to wobble a bit when mounted. I suppose it's
>>heavy
>>enough that it might put quite a bit of pressure on the attachment
>>hardware.
>>Never-the-less, it doesn't appear as if the shoe can be tightened from
>>the
>>outside of the camera body, and probably needs to be opened up (by a
>>trained
>>profession...not me).
>>
>>Has anybody been brave enough to "attempt this at home?"
>>
>>Dave in Denver
>
>
>
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