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Belleville Flea Market and Olympus Stylus

It was a bright 60 degree day, and good conditions for the monthly Belleville, Illinois, Flea Market.

Camera was an Olympus OO (infinity) Stylus Zoom, the weatherproof kind with the 35 to 70 zoom lens.
I have owned several of these over the last few years, and all of this exact same model exhibited the same problem: a periodic light leak that spans the film strip from edge to edge.
This latest acquisition proved to be no different.
Best I can figure is, that there might be enough flex in the back door to allow light to get past the silicone gasket at the top, in the area between the film cartridge and the beginning of the image frame. See photo of film strip below.

Other than that, autofocus seemed right on, exposures even, and sharp rendering by the lens.

(Just added: second film test after repair attempts) go to:

https://pbase.com/edkowalski/olympus_rockfordbeach

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All images are Copyright 2013 E.J.Kowalski.
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