OLYMPUS IZM300 QUARTZ DATE Camera cleaning work
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OLYMPUS IZM300 QUARTZ DATE
We will be cleaning this camera that we purchased this time.
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Remove dust with a blower.
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Remove the lens cap and remove the lens filter.
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Clean the lens.
After removing dust with blower.
Wipe with Silvon paper using anhydrous ethanol.
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Clean the outside of the lens zoom section.
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Clean the body.
Dilute household detergent with water, soak a towel, and wipe. After that, wipe with Silvon paper.
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Clean the viewfinder section using a cotton swab with anhydrous ethanol.
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Swab the grooves and deep areas of the body.
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Clean the film chamber.
Use a blower to remove dust.
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Then wipe with a cotton swab using anhydrous ethanol.
The terminals are also cleaned with anhydrous ethanol.
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Clean the battery compartment.
Wipe with cotton swab using anhydrous ethanol.
The terminals are clean without corrosion.
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The lid is hard, so be careful when opening and closing it.
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Clean the lens filter.
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Clean the lens cap.
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Check the operation.
Zoom, shutter, flash
Check the LCD.
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Attach the lens filter and lens cap.
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Cleaning and operation check are completed.
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The IZM300 cleaned this time was
It is a fully automatic camera released in 1988. It was introduced 34 years ago already, so it would be included in the vintage cameras.
As I recall, there were many fully automatic cameras of this design around this time, and I myself owned a fully automatic camera of another manufacturer.
It is not a single-lens reflex camera, but it is operated using both hands.
It has a strap on one side, so you are less likely to drop it down.
It is quite heavy, but I feel secure.
I was also surprised by its stylish design.
It was the winner of the European Compact Camera of the Year award.
If I had known about such a beautifully designed camera back then, I would have owned this IZM300 without a doubt.
It was a cutting-edge design at that time.
The 80’s are booming in Japan, but if you go out on the street with this IZM300, you will be able to take a picture of the world.
You might be able to keep up with the boom, or even create it. …….
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Writer T.Okumura