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Re: [OM] Question about an Olympus FTL

Subject: Re: [OM] Question about an Olympus FTL
From: "Walters, Martin" <Martin.Walters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:22:22 -0500
Yes, It's certainly very different from the philosophies of the Pen F
and the OM. However, I put it next to an SRT, which looks sort of
similar, but is appreciably bigger. I read somewhere that Minolta may
have built it, given Oly's licensing of the Minolta metering technology
(for the OM2). 

Martin 

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From: John Hermanson [mailto:omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 8:59 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Question about an Olympus FTL

I've only had one FTL apart and it was a dog.  I still say, imo, it was
not made be Olympus.

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On 1/27/2011 8:59 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
> I came across one reasonably locally (with 50/1.8), but too far away 
> to examine. It's in OK condition, meter works, the seals are gone and 
> the blades show signs of oil. So, pretty much as expected.
>
> However - and here's the question (for John H, obviously, but perhaps 
> for others who have one). When I opened the battery compartment, there

> was an/the battery. Took it out and all I could see in the bottom was 
> a black gooey-looking circular mess. The centre contact was just fine,

> nice and shiny.
>
> After some muttering under breath, I took a small screwdriver to the 
> black stuff, fearing the worst. To my surprise and relief it just 
> lifted off a chrome ring, with absolutely no sign of corrosion. So, 
> now I have a nice clean battery compartment with a silver ring at the 
> bottom which includes the centre contact. None of my older Oly cameras

> are similar, all having a black (?plastic)layer with the centre
contact poking through.
>
> What gives? All I can assume is there was an insulating layer attached

> to the ring. Anybody got more info?
>
> Martin
>
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