John,
Camtech has the replacement foam set and tha replacement back cover.
http://zuiko.com/Whatsleft.htm
Hope this helps,
Darin
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nelson" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: [OM] OM1 foam blues :-(
>
> I was looking at my late father's OM-1 today and happened to notice that
> the
> dreaded foam breakdown appears to have begun. Curiously, it wasn't visibly
> under way about six months ago, but it certainly is now -- the paint along
> the upper rear edge of the back is starting to bubble and there's a small
> amount of visible corrosion. Evidently that foam (or the adhesive) is
> rather
> nasty stuff when it starts to decompose.
>
> Is there a consensus about whether a back can be satisfactorily
> refinished,
> or is the best course of action to change the back? If so, are
> replacements
> still available? The camera is in very good condition otherwise, and for
> obvious sentimental reasons I'd like to keep it that way.
>
> --
>
> John Nelson
> Crew Green Consulting Ltd
>
> www.crew-green.com
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