How about something simple like the focusing screen not being inserted
properly, or the mirror not returning fully to the rest position? Does
the 4 have an adjustable diopter that could have come out of whack?
Dylan
> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:20:52 -0500
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM4 Viewfinder Problem
>
> The LCD display is clamped to the front of the pentaprism over an
> unsilvered/unpainted area. There really isn't anything in the display that
> can come loose and if it had come disconnected from the prism it would also
> lose its clamp connection so none of the characters would light. I have not
> yet seen what you are describing.
>
> John
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> From: Gilbs <gilbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 4:52 PM
> Subject: [OM] OM4 Viewfinder Problem
>
>
> Hi Zuiks
>
> Can anyone advise me on a problem I have with my OM4 Viewfinder? After a
> drunken family night out celebrating my Mum passing her MA, parts of the
> viewfinder image are out of focus, as if the elements have become dislodged.
> Is this a major repair? Is it expensive? As it needs fixing I was
> considering having OM4Ti circuits put in as well, to cure the battery drain
> problem. I know roughly the cost of this, has anyone had it done? I know
> this is more than the camera is actually worth, perhaps buying a good 4Ti is
> the answer. Like the new one I came across recently at Larnaca Airport duty
> free shop, (Cyprus) for £750UK, with 50mm/F1.8 lens. That normally costs
> £1200UK here! I nearly bought it, but my wife caught me! What would it
> cost you folks in the USA?
>
> Anyway, I digress, but to finish I must say how much I'm enjoying using my
> backup OM1. Takes me back to my teens....
>
> Andy Gilbert
> Exeter
> Devon
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