And always apply liquid cleaners to soft cloth, or lens tissue first,
then wipe camera. Don't dribble liquid on camera directly. Avoid
cleaners with strong solvents, though denatured alcohol, methanol is
fine. Don't spray camera with WD40, do not oil. ;-)
If OM-1 is REALLY old (as opposed to old), say, below serial number
1,000,000, check finder for large black or dark green blobs near the
bottom of the screen, this would indicate a ruined pentaprism.
___________________________________
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
Allan Mee wrote:
> For lenses, filters and mirror I use a Sable hair paint brush. The outer
> camera body can be cleaned using a weak washing up liquid solution - by
> which I mean a quality brand washing up liquid but well diluted. You can
> wash filters in said solution - but I try to avoid that as afr as possible.
> For internal components I'd check the prices for a service by a qualified
> camera repairer. My Minolta 9000 would have cost £120 for a complete service
> - but that included replacement parts, new light seals, etc. - but my
> brother in law bought the camera before I confirmed the deal - (in my view
> it needed a full service because of some fogging in the internal viewfinder.
> The camera iitself works fine (including the AF) and it takes excellent
> pictures. So far, my brother-in-law hasn't had it serviced - but the cost of
> the service is more than the camera is worth - given it's age.
> Allan
>
> PS No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large
> number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly
> inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them afterwards for being really cool
> about it).
>
> Disrupting the unnatural balance that you, as a conscious human being and a
> confused mass of energy, have created.
> -Disturb the mind -
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Bruno Gonçalves" <brunovg@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] How to clean a OM-1
>>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:10:24 +0000
>>
>>Hello there,
>>
>>There is any tutorial on the web of how to clean an OM-1?
>>I'm expecting my OM-1 from eBay, and I must clean all the body :(
>>
>>Thanks ;)
>>
>>--
>>Bruno V. Gonçalves
>>http://www.underPhoto.com
>>
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