For an RC overhaul, expect around $70 + shipping.
John
http://www.zuiko.com
Kenneth Sloan wrote:
>
> In my current flurry of restoring and refurbishing the many cameras
> scattered around the house (anyone need an Argus?) I took down off the
> shelf an old reliable Olympus 35RC. Arter scraping the crust of dust
> off the top, I determined that there was a roll of film inside. So...I
> decided to take a few pix and see how well everything was working.
>
> First, I discoverd (surprise) that the single AAA battery in the
> "cheapest possible flash" was leaking. No problem. (by the way - the
> ability of the 35RC to work smoothly with the simplest, cheapest,
> weakest shoe mounted flash was, in my opinion, one of it's strongest
> points).
>
> Second, I noticed that I couldn't focus worth a damn with it (tying into
> the current thread - see, I knew I could do it!). As some may recall,
> the 35RC had a very small central window which produced a double image
> (from the viewfinder and the "other end" of the rangefinder). The
> central window was a nice familiar pale yellow - but the "second image"
> was virtually invisible. I *was* able to see (faintly) a very dark line
> against a very bright background (say, a tree branch) - but anything
> less contrasty than that was invisible.
>
> I remember the focussing as much easier than that. Is this old age
> creeping up on my eyes, or something wrong with the rangefinder (perhaps
> related to the crust of dust?). If the latter, any guesses on repair
> costs? What's a CL&A go for on one of these mini-bricks?
>
> --
> Kenneth Sloan sloan@xxxxxxx
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> Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/faculty/sloan/
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