I had seen one or two OM bodies full of bugs. An entomolgist (?) was involved
and he determined these particular bugs to be unique to Japan.
John
Paul Van Tuyl wrote:
> The OM-10 screen can be removed, but it is a job for John H.!
>
> 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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