John,
Yes, of course, with alteration it will fit, IF one cares to alter an M1 camera
in that way ;-)
To clarify, my point was, on the standard camera without removing those right
hand guides, then larger PP indeed hits those guide lugs.
cheers
Andrew
>
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:52:54 -0400
> From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Did any OM4ti units have a back with no film
> reminder?
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> Remove the 2 right hand guide screws, insert 2 set screws, add some flat
> black paint, the you can use regular back with large pressure plate.
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> Andrew wrote:
>> I imagine it would work (it certainly fits) but I am not sure its a good
>> idea or how reliable (100%?) it would be, because I have never had cause or
>> a need to do it. The shorter (about 7mm or so) pressure plate on the early
>> (O)M1 and have to be shorter because those early camera have a couple of
>> chrome 'lug' type film guides on the right hand side of the film mask
>> opening, opposite the same type lugs that are already on the left side as
>> you look in the open back of the body of other OM camera..
>>
>> In all but the earliest OM1and M1 those film locating lugs are removed from
>> the body right hand side , the back door then has the longer pressure plate
>> instead which keeps the film flat right up to where the film wind on
>> sprocket is, that the longer pressure plate assists in keeping the film flat
>> and engaged positively on the wind on sprocket, but as I mentioned at the
>> beginning, I should think the back door with smaller pressure plate would
>> certainly work, but I doubt it could be positively recommended or guaranteed
>>
>> also FWIW if you attempted to place a back door with long pressure plate on
>> a M1 or early OM1 then the door cant close, for the perhaps the now obvious
>> reason that the pressure plate hits those protruding chrome film locating
>> lugs...Also just because that OM-4Ti has a door without a film reminder
>> doesn't necessarily mean it has the small pressure plate, there is a good
>> chance it has the larger pressure plate. asking them for a measurement would
>> help
>>
>>
>> cheers
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> On 14/03/2010, at 8:31 AM, deebel wrote:
>>
>>> So I suppose the question really is whether the OM1 back with the smaller
>>> pressure plate is ok on an OM4Ti.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Piers Hemy [mailto:piers@xxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: 13 March 2010 10:10
>>> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Did any OM4ti units have a back with no film reminder?
>>>
>>> Best I recall all the single-digit backs are interchangeable, and only the
>>> earliest OM-1 bodies have the need for the smaller pressure plate.
>>>
>>> Piers
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: deebel [mailto:deebel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: 12 March 2010 23:54
>>> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
>>> Subject: [OM] Did any OM4ti units have a back with no film reminder?
>>>
>>> 370276014903
>>>
>>> Was a plain back an option or is this an OM1 back with a different pressure
>>> plate?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
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