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[OM] Re: Scary moment

Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:39:14 -0500
Thanks, Chuck,

I was considering that, since I already have the glue, which I used to mount 
the focus confirmation chip.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 5:24 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment


>I should think a couple drops of watery viscosity super glue would have 
>negligible effect on thickness and be more secure than epoxy.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>>  -------Original Message-------
>>  From: Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>>  Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
>>  Sent: Sep 08 '08 09:49
>>
>>
>>  I disagree here, since it does not take much to alter the lens 
>> register -
>>  any epoxy between the mating surfaces of the adaptor parts will increase 
>> the
>>  lens register, and tend to reduce the furthest point to which the lens 
>> will
>>  focus. Of course, that assumes the adaptor permits the lens to focus at
>>  infinity but not beyond - which was not the case with at least one 
>> Chinese
>>  adaptor I have. This made use of an OM mount 8mm lens very tricky, so I 
>> put
>>  some shims between the mating surfaces of the adaptor. Problem solved.
>>
>>  Piers
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf
>>  Of Wayne Harridge
>>  Sent: 08 September 2008 01:19
>>  To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>  Subject: [OM] Re: Scary moment
>>
>>  > Johann Thorsson <johann@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > Sounds like something epoxy will fix. Just take the screws out and dip
>>  > them in epoxy and fasten again.
>>
>>  --snip
>>
>>  It's probably worth putting some epoxy on the mating surfaces of the 
>> adapter
>>  too, 3 x 1mm screws doesn't offer a lot of strength even if they're held 
>> in
>>  the thread by epoxy.
>>
>>  ...Wayne
>>
>>  --snip
>>
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