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My Olympus C8080 (nice cam) has a quite loose lens (the moving part).
Dos anybody know if this is normal.

niels

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"Niels Thorsen" <> wrote in message
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> My Olympus C8080 (nice cam) has a quite loose lens (the moving part).
> Dos anybody know if this is normal.
>
> niels

Niels Thorsen wrote:

> My Olympus C8080 (nice cam) has a quite loose lens (the moving part).
> Dos anybody know if this is normal.

Yes, it is!

I was also worried about the same thing, until I got to check a few
other cameras:

It seems the entire optical subsystem is (probably intentionally?)
'floating' inside the camera housing.

Terje

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Niels Thorsen <> wrote:
>My Olympus C8080 (nice cam) has a quite loose lens (the moving part).
>Dos anybody know if this is normal.

It's normal and there is nothing to worry about.
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Alfred Molon
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Alfred Molon <> wrote in message news:< m>...
> Niels Thorsen <> wrote:
> >My Olympus C8080 (nice cam) has a quite loose lens (the moving part).
> >Dos anybody know if this is normal.
>
> It's normal and there is nothing to worry about.

Thanks for your answers. It semmes to be ok then.

Niels