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Author Message   Jon_s Tinkerer Username: Jon_s Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2008 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 07:14 pm:    I just got an Olympus OM-1 in generally excellent condition from eBay. It has a few quirks, and I'm hoping it will be possible to fix it myself. I have the tools and the patience, but I don't want to get myself into too much trouble! First, while the exposure meter seems to be perfectly adjusted, it sometimes "jumps" a bit. It also fails to work when I hold it vertically. I'm guessing this is an internal dirt or battery contact issue? Second, there is just a bit of foam slime visible in the viewfinder, and the rear seals are almost completely decomposed. I feel comfortable doing the mirror foam and back foam, and have found the tutorial on this site, but how difficult is the prism foam? The "Olympus Hardware Resource Page" which apparently describes the fix is not responding - any chance that there is an archived copy? Any advice will be appreciated!