Buster1dog
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I'm very happy with this camera and housing combination.
I love my old E-PL1 but this camera is far beyond the technology of the PL1.
I Usually shoot with the 60mm macro from Olympus or the 8mm Fisheye from Panasonic.
I was going to be exploring a new site and didn't know what to expect so I decided to take along the kit 14-42mm zoom as a versatile enough for almost macro, almost wide angle lens.
When I was installing the zoom gear I noticed that the gear's teeth clearance from the front of the view finder and at the inside edge of the port was minimal at best. Even just closing up the housing added resistance to the zoom wheel on the housing.
This was a shore dive. We were heading out in about 10' of water when I noticed the zoom gear was getting pretty sticky. It got worse as we descended to the point of totally stuck for the majority of the dive. On ascent the zoom gear got easier to turn.
I believe it's getting pinched between the camera's view finder and the inside edge of the port.
This lens/gear always worked on my old PL1 setup. Of course that camera has no view finder so there's at least 1/4" of clearance from gear teeth to camera body.
Has anyone had an issue like this?
I'm thinking about taking 1/16" off the back of the gear.
I love my old E-PL1 but this camera is far beyond the technology of the PL1.
I Usually shoot with the 60mm macro from Olympus or the 8mm Fisheye from Panasonic.
I was going to be exploring a new site and didn't know what to expect so I decided to take along the kit 14-42mm zoom as a versatile enough for almost macro, almost wide angle lens.
When I was installing the zoom gear I noticed that the gear's teeth clearance from the front of the view finder and at the inside edge of the port was minimal at best. Even just closing up the housing added resistance to the zoom wheel on the housing.
This was a shore dive. We were heading out in about 10' of water when I noticed the zoom gear was getting pretty sticky. It got worse as we descended to the point of totally stuck for the majority of the dive. On ascent the zoom gear got easier to turn.
I believe it's getting pinched between the camera's view finder and the inside edge of the port.
This lens/gear always worked on my old PL1 setup. Of course that camera has no view finder so there's at least 1/4" of clearance from gear teeth to camera body.
Has anyone had an issue like this?
I'm thinking about taking 1/16" off the back of the gear.