The hard part is simply finding a new/good condtion bottom cover. There are
no legalities (afaik) in changeing covers, it's done all the time.
New 2 bottoms are discontinued. OM-1 bottoms are different in the battery cap
fit area.
John
Dan Lau wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jul 1998 17:23, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >I bought an OM1n about 4 years ago that seemed to be in pretty good shape,
> >but it had an SSA number engraved on the bottom which lowered the price. I
> >took it to Oly USA in Fountain Valley and they did a CLA and replaced the
> >bottom plate for about $80.
>
> I am curious about replacing the bottom plate of an OM camera. I brought
> an OM2 which had a severely worn and scratched bottom plate to a camera
> repair shop and asked them if they can replace it, and the answer was
> "No". They explained that because the serial number is on the bottom
> plate, they cannot replace it because that will change the serial number
> of the camera (maybe they are concerned about stolen cameras?).
>
> So did anyone else have any experience in replacing (or trying to replace)
> the bottom plate of an OM camera?
> -Dan
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