John's stuff is first rate. It is cut to size and fits perfectly. Echo
Walt's comment about supporting John H.
Martin
Walt Wayman wrote:
>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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