All Zuiko lenses are made so no screw holes pass over that switch when a lens is
turned on or off.
John
Kennedy wrote:
> In article , Bryant Wetzel <ardvarrk@xxxxxxxx> writes
> >All,
> >
> >Regarding the switch on the lens mount of the OM-4 types. Exactly how does
> >it look? I have a OM-4 that has the switch and it does beep when you
> >unmount the lens, but I really can not see how it might get sheared.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Bryant
>
> If a screw head passes across the switch while the lens is twisted on
> the bayonet mount, the edge of the screw hole cuts the top off the
> switch. It doesn't shear all of the switch off (which is a cone shape)
> but enough to stop it working correctly.
>
> It was the most common cause of failures of OM-4 cameras and even caused
> Olympus to enclose bright pink warning labels with every OM-4 sold.
> --
> Kennedy
> Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
> A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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