The OM-10 has received a bad reputation that is not deserved. We sell more of
these
than any other OM body. The reason? The bad rep has made them a cheap bargain.
We
have less problems with these than the OM-4! Of course the people who bought
these
little gems originally did not ever service them! A little TLC goes a long way
with
these little guys! Paul.
John Hermanson wrote:
> It is hardly a cheap design. It facilitates self timer, and prevents the
> shutter
> from working with wrong, weak , dead or no batteries.
>
> John
>
> Ian M. Stewart wrote:
>
> > At 07:42 22/03/98 -0500, John Hermanson wrote:
> > >That halfway mirror lock is what allows the self timer to work. The
> > mirror is
> > >held partway up by a latch controlled by another combination magnet. This
> > >is
> > >an alectromagnet with a small permanent magnet (on the moving part) that
> > >sticcks to the metal in the uncharged electromagnet. When the self timer
> > term
> > >is up, a quick "blip" of power is sent to the electromagnet (which is the
> > >opposite pole to the permanent magnet) which quickly repels the latch and
> > >allows the mirror up to fire the shutter.
> > >This system is used in the OM-10, G and F, and also indicates weak
> > >batteries,
> > >no batteries, or basic electriacl malfunction.
> > >
> > >John
> >
> > Thank you John for the detailed response. Gary seems to think that some
> > Scotsman was responsible for the design, which I somehow don't believe. :-)
> >
> > Do you know _why_ they built it this way? Was it just for cheapness?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Ian <IMS>
> > OM Tyro - please point my lens in the right direction.
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