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[OM] Re: pentaprism foam on OM-1

Subject: [OM] Re: pentaprism foam on OM-1
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:16:10 -0500
Over time, the foam may keep dust from settling in the tiny 1mm space
between the eyepiece glass and the pentaprism.  The foam is not needed,
especially when a possible option is having the pentaprism paint and plating
eaten away.
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John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
mail:  omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121  Turnaround 5-7 weeks
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nils Frohberg" <nilsf@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:45 PM
Subject: [OM] pentaprism foam on OM-1


>
> hi,
>
> i just read through
> http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/tutorials/FoamRemoval/index.html
> and have a short question: as i read the page, this foam isn't necessary
> at all. is this true? and if yes, why was it installed in first place?
>
> thanks,
>
> --nils
>
> -- 



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