HI Tom
I can try have it fixed here "cheap". Mail it to me to Manila.
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:05 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-1 problems
> I just got an OM-1 in the mail that the seller reported was 'hard to open
> the back'.
>
> Hard,my a**. Completely latched shut. I went under the front leather and
> unscrewed the latch and got it open, but pulling up the rewind know
doesn't
> pull up the latch. Comparing it to a working OM-1, the know won't pull up
> that last spring-loaded 1/8" that pulls the latch up. From this weak
> description, does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Also, on the same 'working' body, the shutter is completely jammed. It is
> halfway across (you can see the seam with the back open) and won't cock
> anymore. Any magic suggestions here?
>
> I'm not averse to taking the top or bottom off, as the body is a loss
right
> now anyway. Can't imagine it is worth getting fixed, particularly since
> there is a driver's license number engraved in it (another pleasant
> surprise).
>
> Too bad, since otherwise it is a pretty nice black body. Anybody want it
> cheap to experiment with :)
>
> Tom
>
>
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