I don't see anything unusual.� The back edge of the top cover does
not sit on a ledge in the body casting.� �
John Hermanson, CPS Inc.
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Olympus OM Service since 1977
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On Sep 19, 2009, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Looks just like my three other OM-1s and seems perfectly normal to
me.
Check the front of the top plate. There should be no gap in the
front
and, if there is none, there's no way the plate can go any lower.
I'm curious as to why you thought it abnormal. Do you have another
one
that doesn't look like that?
Chuck Norcutt
DrT (George Themelis) wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Maybe John H can help with this...
>
> I recently bought an Olympus OM1 package from a fellow amateur
astronomer...
> Everything looks good, except there is a weird issue with the
camera body:
>
> There is noticeable gap between the top plate and the camera
body. This is
> evident if you look at the two edges. I put pictures here:
>
> [1]http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/OlympusGap1.jpg
> [2]http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/OlympusGap2.jpg
>
> The seller told me that he bought the camera from a reputable
dealer and
> paid $285 for it. See the bottom of the camera:
>
> [3]http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/OlympusGap3.jpg
>
> It looks that the camera has been serviced. Is it possible that
this gap is
> caused by improper service? Do you think it will affect
operation?
>
> Thank you,
>
> George
>
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2. http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/OlympusGap2.jpg
3. http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/OlympusGap3.jpg
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