... Or could it be decomposing foam which is attacking the silvering? IME
that looks dark green-black. Some say that all you need to do is clean it
off completely, and forget about the missing silvering (total internal
reflection will take care of that). In that case, your original question
stands - but you don't want to put any reliance on any answer I might give
to it though.
Piers
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Timpe, Jim
Sent: 27 August 2003 18:54
To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [OM] Dismantling an OM1
Mike Ferguson said...
>Hey there, all,
>Have been lurking on here for a while, and now have a question I hope
you'll
>be able to help me out with. I recently picked up a bargain OM1 (not
>an
n),
>which has some fungus (well, some nasty green stuff of some
>description!) inside the lower edge of the viewfinder. So I want to
>take the top off and clean this stuff off if I can.
Mike;
Actually, sounds like it may be prism separation. In that case, it's not a
disassemble and clean proposition, it's a replace the pentaprism
proposition. Pht. Alliterating without trying. In either case, you're in
territory I'd never tread. Off to John or Clint I'd send the hobbled body.
I'm sure you'll get much input on the nuances of removing the top and
venturing on. Just my 0.02 worth.
Oh, and welcome to the list from lurk mode.
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