I forgot to mention that but I see it often in the 2s and 4. Impact can
cause the curtain shafts to jump up, disengage from the main gears, and then
because they are spring loaded, the curtains unwind to the wrong position.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Border" <sborder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] newly introduced
| The prism housing is now lopsided, with a concave side and flatter top
than
| Maitani intended. The front seams on either side of the OLYMPUS logo are
| split at the bottom, above the lens mount. Shutter and rewind lever have
| bad gravel rash. The back sprung open on impact. A quick check indicated
| that it seemed OK, viewfinder OK, electronics OK, shutter speeds sounded
| about right, opening the back reveals that the shutter curtains are no
| longer in sync :-(
|
| I'm going to investigate the repair options of course. The lens does not
| have a mark on it so I'm hoping the lens mount did not take too much of a
| hit.
|
| Stephen
|
| >Ouch is right and that brings back memories. I dropped my original OM-1
| >about five feet onto a rock and caught it on the first bounce. It still
| >works perfectly and there was no physical damage....not even a dent. I
was
| >impressed. /jnm
|
| > Ouch! My condolences.
| >
| > ---
| > Scott
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