Older OM-1s can be missing a shield plate next to the wind gears inside the
bottom cover. This shield extends into the body near the curtains and prevents
most stray light from getting to the film.
Even cameras with the shield can eventually fog film through the MD port.
John
Camtech
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Julian Mattay wrote:
> >On the way home today I stopped at a hole in the wall store that always
> >seems to have a lot of manual stuff. They had an OM-1 in nice condition,
> >no hot shoe, except it was missing what appeared to be a winder cover (next
> >to the battery cover) and they had no lenses for it, preventing me from
>
> G'day Readers,
>
> I remember reading/hearing somewhere (very vague recollection) that light can
> infiltrate in to the film area if the winder connection hole on OM-1's is not
> covered.
> Can anyone confirm or rebut this?
>
> Cheers,
> Julian
>
> Julian Mattay, email: julian.mattay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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