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How to repair Olympus Pen EM "Half-Frame" Film Camera Battery Door? *Pictures


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Found this amazing Olympus Pen EM Film camera at a thrift store.

 

However, the battery door seems to be missing its latch or the battery spring seems to be missing. Please see attached photos of the battery compartment.

Whenever I put 2x AAs into the camera, they fit loose.

 

How can I find parts, or repair this neat little half-frame camera?

 

Thanks a lot!

 

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You can download a copy of the instruction manual for the Olympus EM here:

 

Olympus Pen EM instruction manual, user manual, PDF manual

 

This shows the inside of the battery compartment door on page 8. It looks to me as if you need to make an electrical connection between the + terminal on top of each battery to the adjacent contact, and of course fashion some sort of locking mechanism.

 

Good luck!

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