If you're only going to be doing an OM-something-or-other, buy from John. As I
understand it, his stuff is already cut to fit. Besides, he's one of us and
deserves our support. If he has to go out of business, then when your gear
breaks, which it will, who ya gonna call? Wal-of-China-Mart ain't going to
help you.
I've bought light seal foam elsewhere mainly because I need to take care of
Mamiya, Graphic, Graflex, Horseman, Linhof, and Pentax stuff. The OMs are
still holding their own for the time being.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> > Foam kit for OM-1 thru 4Ti $6 + $6 shipping by Global priority mail. Or
> > if shipping speed is not important, $2.00 (I think) by regular airmail.
> >
> > John Hermanson
> > Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> > 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
> > omtech@xxxxxxxxx | www.zuiko.com
> > Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
> > __________________________________
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 3:23 PM
> > Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 foam blues :-(
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Chris Barker wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It is only a minor chore to clean out the old foam and put in the
> >>> new; scrape the bulk out with a wooden or plastic tool first then use
> >>> a dilute alcohol solution (or something) to clean out the remainder.
> >>> It's a little messy so don't do it on the best tablecloth on your
> >>> dinner table.
> >>
> >> Methanol (Methyl Hydrate) works best to dissolve the old foam. You
> >> should
> >> be able to find it in the paint section of most hardware stores.
> >>
> >>> The only trick is to find a source of new foam. The Olympus Circle's
> >>> editor recommends you buy a standard mouse mat (for a computer mouse)
> >>> and cut strips off that for inserting into the channels in the back
> >>> of the camera. I have a mouse mat specifically for that purpose and
> >>> if you cut it to the appropriate thickness you will not need glue.
> >>> Alternatively you could pay £12 +postage to get purpose-cut foam from
> >>> somewhere like Colchester Cameras.
> >>
> >> There's no need to replace the foam, just leave it out. A small strip of
> >> black electrical tape will suffice if you're really intent on replacing
> >> it
> >> with something.
> >> -mark
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