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Mindseye
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Username: Mindseye
Post Number: 4
Registered: 09-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - 04:31 am: | 
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h there, I am in the proces of restoring my Om 10 bodies, and have just replaced the light seals.
my lenses , viewfinder and mirror is cleaned and the front of the focus screen looks ok.
but I have some black specs ( from crumbling light seal) that appeared afterreplacig the light seal.
i am thinking some got "behind" the focus screen?
two questions really..
1)is it likely to cause problems with the images or just be annoying?
2)is it possible and worth taking the focus screen out to clean behind and replace it?
many thanks nik |
Waynemel
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Username: Waynemel
Post Number: 198
Registered: 08-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - 05:14 am: |
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The specks will have no effect on the images.
I'm not sure about the OM10, but other OM bodies had interchangeable focus screens, so it may be easy to remove and carefully brush off the dust. |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 214
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - 09:31 am: |
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Unlike the OM1 and 2, the focusing screen is not considered "user removable" on the OM10 but it is not difficult to remove for cleaning. The top front of the mirror box has a plastic cover that you can pry up (it is glued in place) which reveals a small screw to remove. The fresnel screen can then be dropped out after removing the small spring clip. |
Mindseye
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Username: Mindseye
Post Number: 5
Registered: 09-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - 12:18 pm: |
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good to know it wont effect the images.. but they are really distracting.
Brcamera or anyone else can you point me to diagrams/ picture/ video instructions on focusing screen removal and replacement? |
