According to the Parts department, the smooth pressure plates were a one or
two shot deal, they made up 10 or so, sold them out and are not making any
more.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: george <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] New film pressure plate for OM1n MD...
>
> There is a lot in the archives about this subject. Briefly, I
> discovered this problem myself a few years ago. I contacted Olympus
> America, Pat MacFarlane to be precise. He was quite helpful and said
> "Sure, the factory can make flat pressure plates special order." So he
> ordered 6 and 6 months later they showed up and I bought 1. Sometime
> later, someone else tried to buy one from Oly Amer, but apparently the
> parts dept could not find them. Mine was $60.
>
> Moral, if u don't mind paying thru the nose, contact Oly in the UK and
> have them special order one. Don't take no for an answer.
>
> george
>
>
>
>
>
> Dirk Wright wrote:
> >
> > >I wonder if anyone can help me out in finding a new film pressure
> > plate for
> > >my OM1n MD. My The plate in my camera at the moment is fine for normal
> > >photography, but recently i started taking infrared photos. I have
> > been
> > >using Kodak High-speed Infrared film which has no anti-halation layer.
> > This
> > >allows mysterious halo effects to be produced. The halo effects are
> > caused
> > >by infrared light going through the film and then bouncing of the film
> > >pressure plate back into the camera. As many of you know the standard
> > OM1
> > >plate is dimpled. The dimple pattern shows up faintly on the film and
> > is
> > >more noticeable on the print.
> > >
> >
> > I've used kodak's HIE in my OM1. I noticed the halos but not the
> > dimbles. I'll look closer next chance I get. My only suggestion
> > regarding a plate is modify one on another camera back and use it for
> > HIE only. I think that if you cover the plate with a material that
> > absorbs IR, then the halos could be reduced. There is no factory
> > solution, sorry.
> >
> > Have you joined the IR mailing list? The IR FAQ may address this also,
> > I dunno.
> >
> > Have you tried putting a polyester filter between the film rails behind
> > the shutter? Many of the 35mm IR shooters do that, it doesn't effect
> > the dimple problem but lets you use any lens you like without having to
> > buy IR filters for each one.
> >
> > Be seeing you.
> >
> > Dirk Wright
> >
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