Source for smooth OM pressure plates?

[brianam]

Really want to shoot some more Kodak HIE -- but the dimpled pressure plates in

any of my four OM bodies just ruin this stuff. Worst affect is in a blank sky.

 

Anyone know a source for the flat plates?

 

Alternatively --and I speak heresy now-- I've considered trying out one of those

much-loved cameras from other makers, like a Nik*n, Can*on or C*ntax. ;-)

Are there any bodies from those makers to avoid when using infrared?

[wharridge]

They were available at some time in the past, but when I was looking to start using HIE I had no luck finding one. I ended up buying a cosmetically challenged Nikon F2A. The F2A works well enough and has the smooth pressure plate, uses pre-AI Nikkors which are fairly cheap compared to OM Zuikos.

 

...Wayne

[skip_williams]

Send John H. (www.zuiko.com) or Clint (www.olyfix.com) a note and ask if he one of them has a spare you can buy. You might also ask on the Olympus Mailing List or on the Yahoo Groups Camera-fix forums. Someone may also trade with you if you're lucky.

 

Skip

[robert_grasing]

Somewhere I read that attaching a piece of smooth, opaque black paper (eg, the backing paper for 120 film) to the pressure plate works. Never tried it. Has anyone? Friction of course would increase but the critical film plane registration wouldn't change.

[brianam]

Robert, yes i too read that here on the wonderfully-useful photonet forums. and... it didn't work. I've wrapped a section of 120 backing paper around the pressure plate, and it appears that HIE still is getting light bouncing back through it. (?) confounds me, but since HIE ain't cheap, I won't any longer fool with that and will find a smooth plate somewhere. the responses have been helpful, thanks all!