Olympus OM-1 ISO/ASA Dial

<p>Hi all!<br>

This is my first post here ... please be gentle :3</p>

<p>I just bought an Olympus OM-1, and I'm chuffed! But it's missing the ISO/ASA sticker or plate for the dial. Do any of you experienced people know where I might find a replacement sticker? I'd be happy to find and fit a whole replacement dial/knob if the sticker is just nowhere to be found...</p>

<p>For information, the camera is an early model: the dial has 6 round holes around the edges of the face, no rectangular notches. I have a photo of a proper dial, so I can use the camera if I count the clicks and align with the reference picture. But having an actual plate on would just be better. This camera has gorgeous looks and it would be a shame to leave it about with missing parts. An properly ASA dial would tie the whole thing together and allow me to use the camera without fear of changing for the wrong sensitivity ... I'm sure you can understand :)</p>

<p>Other than that, if any of you has suggestions as to where I could find replacement parts for an OM-1, I'd be eternally grateful. Well ... maybe not eternally, but for a long time :)</p>

<p>I've looked for hours and found loads of sites for Olympus cameras, but none of them cover the OM-1, or any camera of the OM range for that matter.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,<br>

Louis</p><div></div>

<p>The Olympus OM system is a wonderful SLR camera, The biggest viewfinder ever, small and solidly made like a swiss watch. I haw 2 OM-1 and 2 OM-2 cameras, with motor winder, in perfect working order. It is a Jewell. Regardless, I'm a Nikon user from a long time. They are available on e...bay for a reasonable 70 to 170 dollar. The Zuiko lenses well konow for quality. <br>

The image of the camera you attached to this posting..?? It is badly tampered by some amateur, the rewind crank cover plate is badly damaged, the ASA dial missing, who knows what els is wrong with the camera. You can have a body, "For parts and repair" for a couple of backs + shipping, if you wanted a dial only. I won't bother to do anything with this camera, when I can get a good working and decent, cosmetic condition body, including a lens for a 100-130 dollar</p>

<p>No no no... The photo I posted is only here to illustrate the missing plate and the dial underneath. I have the same problem with my OM-1, but this photograph isn't of my <strong>actual</strong> camera.</p>

<p>KEH sells you a used OM-1 for as low as $30. That should be a lifetime worth of parts.</p>

<p>Thanks! I'll look into that :)</p>

<p>Find a clean and sharp picture of the top of an OM-1, perhaps from an old Olympus ad for the camera. Download and size the picture so that a print will have the correct diameter (life size) of the ASA dial. Print off a couple of prints and cut out the dial part of the picture and paste it on the ASA dial. It should last for a while anyway?</p>

<p>From the "crazy idea" file. </p>

<p>OK. I managed to find a site that sells the plate (I'm internally exploding with excitement!!!!!)<br>

The only problem I have now, it matching the numbers to the setting.<br>

And also, I assumed the dial had locks at the ends of the cycle. So all the pictures I've taken so far won't be as good as I expected ....<br>

Now, this is where I need your help, internet people. I noticed a small screw hole on the side of the dial (photo attached). If someone who has an OM-1 were able to tell me with which number this screw hole aligns, I'd be able to match it to mu camera, and have a functioning camera.</p><div></div>

<p>If the dial does not stop at the highest/lowest ISO, can't you move the dial and watch the exposure change accordingly. Then when it switches from 25ASA to 1600 you'd know where you are. That would be my guess.</p>

<p>This is interesting. I just grabbed my OM1MD looking to see what number lined up with the screw hole only to find that mine doesn't have a screw hole. I guess there was a production change at some point. Seeing as how the dial spins all the way round with no stop then I'd say Christopher Geiss' idea would be the way to go.</p>

<p>After posting my last note I remembered that I have some OM parts cameras and separate parts in a box. Looking through it I found an OM1 top cover with your type film speed dial. The screw is just off center of the 100 setting toward 125. Hopefully the attached picture will help. The screwdriver is in the screws slot.</p>

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