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Subject: [OM] Re: keeping the eyepiece magnifier from falling off
From: Gordon Ross <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:44:16 -0600
Sounds like a whole new mantra=

we have duct tape here - goop there.  A good alternative would be  
clear silicone bathtub caulk or sealer - same idea it sets but can be  
removed with force.

Gord


On 31-May-08, at 7:29 AM, William Sommerwerck wrote:

>
> When I got an E-500, my first accessory was the eyepiece magnifier,  
> as the
> viewfinder image is much too small without it (and merely "too  
> small" with
> it).
>
> As anyone owning the magnifier knows, it slips off all too easily. A  
> week
> later it disappeared in the junk on my living-room floor, but I  
> found it a
> day later. I resolved to be more careful, and for 18 months I was.
>
> Then, three weeks ago, it disappeared again. "Oh, no. Am I going to  
> have to
> lay out another $40 (plus shipping)?" (It's hard to believe Olympus  
> can get
> away selling a $10 accessory -- that ought to be included with the  
> camera at
> no extra cost -- for $40.)
>
> I often use the E-500 at work, so the body, flash, and two lenses are
> ensconced in a BucketBoss mini tool bag that clips to the side of my  
> big
> BucketBoss bag. (If you carry a lot of junk to work, a compartmented  
> tool
> bag works a lot better than an attaché or brief case.) I took  
> everything out
> of the bag and turned it upside-down. Nothing. Rats!
>
> Several days passed and I still couldn't find the magnifier. If it  
> were on
> the floor, it would be somewhere between the living room and my den.  
> But it
> didn't show up. And it's no so small that it's hard to see.
>
> Conclusion? It must still be in the BucketBoss mini bag. I searched  
> the
> inside pouches -- and there it was.
>
> NEVER AGAIN. I got out my Amazing Goop and put a very thin bead  
> across the
> top of the "inner" eyepiece (not the sides) and slid the magnifier  
> into
> place. After letting it dry, I tried pushing it off with "moderate"  
> force,
> but it wouldn't budge. (As Goop is a flexible adhesive, I figure it  
> ought to
> come off with a healthy shove, but I'm not going to experiment.)
>
>
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