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Re: [OM] Wildlife *IN* my camera!

Subject: Re: [OM] Wildlife *IN* my camera!
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 13:11:04 -0500
Someone once shipped an OM-1 body to me packed in Vermiculite (you gardeners 
know
what that is).   Only problem: body was not in a plastic bag and there was no 
body
cap.  DOUGH.

John
Camtech

Winsor Crosby wrote:

> You know something like mothballs will damage a camera and they are pretty
> benign next to formaldehyde. Maybe something more conservative should be
> tried first. Why not try packing the camera in a small container with lots
> of silica gel and leaving there for a few weeks(life cycle). Dry the little
> suckers out.
>
> >Dear Ian,
> >
> >I am not a camera repairman (I would double check with John the Om
> >expert, first) but I have experienced mites and other
> >living things in equipment that contained electronics.
> >
> >For a camera sized object I would get a container such as a coffee tin
> >with a removable plastic lid.  Put a dish or a vial with about 0.5 cc
> >(one half milliliter) of standard 37 0.000000ormaldehyde solution inside the
> >can with the camera and leave it in a warm place overnight.
> >
> >The next day I'd open the can and let it air out for several hours --
> >be careful not to inhale or let any of the formaldehyde contaminated air
> >near your eyes!
> >
> >I doubt anything could survive this treatment (even a PRION!) but I must
> >warn you that I have not tried this with a camera, yet.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Ian M. Stewart wrote:
> >>
> >> Help!
> >>
> >> I was trying out the +3 diopter I've just bought, and something crawled
> >> across the scene, but not on the subject.  On closer inspection it wasn't
> >> on the diopter, nor on the lens.  It was on the viewing screen.  Off came
> >> the lens and looking inside, it's on the back of the screen - the
> >> pentaprism side.
> >>
> >> It appears to be some kind of mite.  Egg shaped with the pointed end at the
> >> front.  Six or eight legs, I'm not sure, but two clear mandibles at the
> >> front and two trailing long feelers at the rear.  It seems somewhat
> >> transparent with a bright light on it, but shows dark while taking a photo.
> >>  It wanders around the screen in a random manner and nearly always turns
> >> back when it finds the edge.  It has now disappeared, but I'm sure it is
> >> still in there.  What if it lays eggs!  Yikes, hundreds of them?
> >>
> >> Now this is an OM10 and doesn't have a removable screen.  I'm reluctant to
> >> disassemble the camera for one insect.  What should I do?
> >>
> >> I've considered cooking it in an oven, and microwaving it.  The microwave
> >> would probably induce some high current in some fine wire and damage the
> >> electronics.  I think the best solution is likely to be some fumigating
> >> technique, but with what?  I need something that will poison the insect but
> >> not mark the mirror or corode any part of the camera, and especially not
> >> leave a deposit on anything.
> >>
> >> What does the team think?  Am I wrong to be panicking?
> >>
> >> __
> >>
> >> Ian  <IMS>
> >>                   OM Tyro - please point my lens in the right direction.
> >> mailto:ims@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
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> >--
> >Hank Hogan --
> >
> >BTW,  I'm looking for a job as a biological science research
> >    technician.  If you know of anyone who might need a technician
> >    with my skills (see resume on my home page) please let me know.
> >--
> >Thomas ?Hank? Hogan
> >Biologist, Photographer, Web Designer
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> Winsor Crosby
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