Olympus OMPC Tribulations

[PFMcFarland]

Some samples from an OMPC that I cured of the plastic creep, only to have the mirror fall off towards the end of the roll. Click on the two links to see all the photos.

Along US-60 in Amherst County, VA.

Forks of Buffalo


Post Office by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Natural Lighting by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Don’t Give A Hoot No More by P F McFarland, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/s/aHskfMbmyj

Dodd’s Store


Smokeless by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Please Forward by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Summer Post by P F McFarland, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/s/aHskck1wHj

PF

[melek]

The mirror fell off? Wow, I've not heard that one before. Love the photos, especially the mailbox. There's something about battered mailboxes that make for great photos.

[Brazile]

I'm with Mike: the mirror fell off?! Wow.

Really like "Natural Lighting"; the patterns and the lines are very interesting.

Robert

[Philip]

Good job, and fine shots, too! But what a drag about the mirror. Your Ektar shots have beautiful tones & colours. (You're making me think I should end my infatuation with mostly expired film. . . .)

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[PFMcFarland]

This is my second OM model with a mirror failure. The other was an OM-F, Olympus's first attempt at auto focus. I never even got to run any film through that one. Just going through the checks after taking it out of the box, and three dry fires later...CLANG!...rattle. I tried Weldbond, but it didn't take. I'm leery of using silicon because I don't want any out-gassing issues.

I'm still not totally sold on Ektar, Philip, but it does seem to handle shady days better.

PF