I doubt body is all plastic. It is probably plastic clad aluminum. You
were lucky!
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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
Johnny Johnson wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Thank goodness for plastic cameras and lenses. Yesterday I was using
> the E-330 to document the broken handle mechanism/attached rods on
> the LH door of the hobby car
> (http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/73Vette.jpg) prior to removing the
> mechanism and, when finished, placed the camera on the bench top
> beside the car. Somehow, while fooling around with the new handle
> mechanism, I knocked the camera off the three foot high workbench
> straight onto the concrete floor. I had been using it in the Live
> View B mode and the LCD was tilted up at about a forty-five degree
> angle. It all happened so fast that I don't have any idea what part
> of the camera/lens hit first. I picked the camera up expecting the
> worse but it continues to work fine in all modes and I can't find a
> mark on either the camera body or the 35mm macro lens that was
> attached to it. Sure did make my heart flutter for a second or two
> though. Anyway, I can't help but wonder if an all metal camera/lens
> would have faired as well.
>
> Be careful out there,
> Johnny
>
> __________________________
> Johnny Johnson
> Cleveland, GA
> mailto:jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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