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[OM] Re: OM-G lightleaks

Subject: [OM] Re: OM-G lightleaks
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:22:03 -0500
I've seen a lot of OM-10 & G where the hinge foam adhesive fails and the 
foam just slides out of position.  In some cases, I think the user sees 
it, pulls it off and throws it away.

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Daniel Sepke wrote:
> Lukasz,
> 
> The foam used on more recent OM's was a self adhesive type that comes loose
> much easier than the stuff used in the 70's. I have received several OM-10's
> and OM-G's with the foam either gone or seriously out of place. 
> 
> Not to worry though as it is easy to replace at home. John Hermanson
> actually has precut kits for various OM's so I would suggest you drop him an
> email.
> 
> Dan S.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Lukasz Grabun
> Subject: [OM] Re: OM-G lightleaks
> 
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:51:56 +0100, John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Without seeing it, it's hard to guess.  I'll stick with missing hinge 
>>foam.
> 
> 
> There is no hinge foam. And - since the sprocket are (now I know what you
> meant!) is very clean with no signs of glue and whatnot - it looks as if
> there has never been any foam. OTOH, there's such a thing in OM-2n I own :-(
> 
> Do OM-Gs have a hinge foam and mine is missing?
> --
> Łukasz Grabuń
> http://grabun.com/
> 
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