I took out the film and took the door off my OM2n - I don't think the
seller is being entirely upfront when he says the mounting of the door
has slipped a little. The two little rings the door hinge fit into are
pretty solid, so "slipped" should probably be translated as "bent out
of shape". I'll take a lot of convincing before bidding on this one.
James
On 7 Jun 2004, at 11:57 pm, James Royall wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've decided that I need to be able to spot meter and my current
> unemployed state dictates that I sell the Minolta kit I was given (I
> have not finished the first roll I put in it, no question which bag I
> pick up when going out to take photos) to fund an OM2s purchase.
> There's one come up on the UK ' bay which everyone is staying shy of
> because the seller says in his description,
>
> "The rear cover is slightly out of true alignment, so you just need to
> lift it a little to close and open"
>
> I mailed the guy to ask for a bit more detail and he has responded,
>
> "I think it's the mouting of the door that may have slipped a little -
> one the pictures I'm attaching should clarifiy things (see
> olympus8.jpg). I'm not actually aware of it happening (I didn't drop
> it), so maybe it's just a bit of slippage?
>
> I've asked some more questions and asked for a photo of the hinge area
> with the door open, but does this sound like it could be in any way
> plausible? I have film in my 2n at the moment so can't take a look at
> the door on that, but from memory I'm thinking that this could be a
> relatively easy fix (maybe a new door from a donor camera). The seller
> has only set the reserve at £40. If anyone's interested the auction
> number's 3819613902.
>
> Any views would be most welcome.
>
> James
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