The 77 has some serious factory problems that were never addressed and now,
parts are not available, anyway.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Underhill <cyberclu@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IR film - backplates-dimples - temp solutions
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Ok, I am a new member of the list, and I am trying to keep up :O)
> In a few messages, I have heard some less the pleasant remarks about
> the OM77-AF. Can anyone give me a reason for this? Are you comparing
> it to other AF cameras on the market? Or other Olympus equipment?
> I own two OM77's and have bid on a thrid body. So far they has been the
> best camera I have used. I have a few manual focus Olympus cameras too,
> but the OM77 is my favorite.
> I have had a Pentex PZ-10 and serveral other camera that are AFs and I
like
> the setup on the 77 better.
> So I am looking for input... am I missing something about this camera?
> Why is it so unpopular?
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gma <geanders@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IR film - backplates-dimples - temp solutions
>
>
> >Siri;
> >
> >This msg seems to contradict itself. First part quotes someone who agrees
> that dimples are a problem, 2nd part says you've never spoken to anyone
> who's had a problem with dimples.
> >
> >In any case, if conversing over the net can be defined as "spoken to",
then
> I'd be the 2nd one you've spoken to who's seen the problem. (Actually the
> 3rd since, wasn't it Hank Hogan, who posted a photo page showing the
> problem - albeit very vaguely?)
> >
> >That said, I think it was my OM-1, but all the pressure plates look the
> same to me, be it from my -1s, -2s, or -4s.
> >
> >Make no mistake, the problem exists. Take another look at some of your
> denser IR negs thru a good 4x 0r better 8x loupe with a strong light
source
> behind. I'll bet you'll see dimples in the black areas.
> >
> >George
> >
> >>I'm going to be extremely non-netiquettical now, and copy from a reply I
> >>received from the IR list:
> >>
> >>> Both the OM1 and OM4 have a dimpled pressure plate - SFX and Konica
750
> >>> will be OK but remember to wrap the plate with some 120 roll paper
black
> >>> side out if you decide to use HIE. Unless you like a dimpled pattern
on
>
> >>> your negs.......
> >>
> >>> I was the one who experienced the dimple pattern in heavily silvered
> >>> areas on my Kodak IR negs. Others have said they've never seen them.
> >>> But they're certainly present on negatives I took before I solved the
> >>> problem.
> >>
> >>Which camera was this? I have never had problems with my OM-1, and
neither
> >>has anyone else I've spoken to re: 1, so it may be the camera? Although
> >>that does sound extremely weird even to me.....
> >>
> >>siri.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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