What should I look for when buying a used databack (esp. a Recordata Back 4)?
There are many things you should look for. This is only a partial list, and if you follow these suggestions and still get a lemon, *DO NOT BLAME ME!*: 1) How to test a used Recordata Back 4: a) Remove your old back, install the Recordata Back. b) Remove the lens from your camera. c) Lock up the mirror if you have an OM-1(N) d) Put the camera in manual mode, on B e) Set the Recordata Back for ISO 25 film. f) Go to a dark room, or shield the room light with your hands. g) Put your eye close to the lens mount and trip the shutter. h) You should see a faint flash. i) Take a bright light, and shine it around the camera back/ camera body joints with the shutter open. There should be no light leaks. j) Check to make sure that the small magnet that holds the little door covering the settings buttons is not missing. k) Buy a 12 exposure roll of film and shoot it with the back to make sure the back is working correctly. 2) The battery compartment should be free from corrosion. 3) Make sure the u
There are many things you should look for. This is only a partial list, and if you follow these suggestions and still get a lemon, *DO NOT BLAME ME!*: 1) How to test a used Recordata Back 4: a) Remove your old back, install the Recordata Back. b) Remove the lens from your camera. c) Lock up the mirror if you have an OM-1(N) d) Put the camera in manual mode, on B e) Set the Recordata Back for ISO 25 film. f) Go to a dark room, or shield the room light with your hands. g) Put your eye close to the lens mount and trip the shutter. h) You should see a faint flash (note that this won’t work on the OM-{2(S), 4(T)}, because it would interfere with auto-exposure. With these cameras, the flash occurs before the shutter curtain opens. Any ideas on testing these?) i) Take a bright light, and shine it around the camera back/ camera body joints with the shutter open. There should be no light leaks. j) Check to make sure that the small magnet that holds the little door covering the settings buttons
