The prism foam is removed and not replaced.
John
Shawn Wright wrote:
> On 5 Nov 98 at 18:11, John Hermanson wrote:
>
> > Check to hinge area of the back cover . If that is sticky/gooey, the all
> > the
> > foam in the narrow slot (that the back edge fits into) is gooey too. Also
> > most
> > OM-1 & 2 bods have a strip of foam between the flash bracket and prism
> > (inside
> > the top cover) which, if left to do its dirty work, will eventually eat
> > through
> > the prsim coating.
> >
> I think you covered this already, John. You said that light seal foam on the
> back is a tedious but possible job for an amateur, but that interior (ie:
> prism) foam is a job for a professional. (or something like that).
> But can prism foam replacement be made part of a CLA?
> >From some of the stories I read while browsing the archives, it seems that
> putting off this prism foam job is a bad idea, at least on older OM-1s. This
> makes buying an old OM-1, even at $150, much less attractive for me...
> Sigh....
>
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> Shawnigan Lake School
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