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Re: [OM] OM4 mechanical shutter 'bug'?

Subject: Re: [OM] OM4 mechanical shutter 'bug'?
From: "Terry and Tracey" <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 17:31:55 +1000
So using the winder with a 3 will also give this problem, even though it is
fully manual?

Foxy

>This applies to: 2S, 3, 3Ti, 4. 4T, 4Ti.  The 2 / 2N is truly mechanical at
B and by the
>way, firing the  1/ 1N / 2 / 2N with a motor or winder with the body set to
B gives you
>a shutter speed of 1/500th.
>
>John
>
>Rand E. Tomcala wrote:
>
>> John,
>>   Does this apply to any other OM's ?  i.e. OM2,2n,2sp etc ?
>> Rand E.
>>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> > John Hermanson wrote:
>> >
>> > > Thats right!  Since flash sync goes through the IC, it will not work
on the
>> > > mechanical 60 with dead batteries.  It will work at the setting if
there are
>> > > good batteries in the camera.
>> > > Also, it is normal for the shutter to give no exposure on mechanical
60 with a
>> > > motor/winder and dead batteries.  Not good in my opinion, but normal.
>> > > We noticed these while doing incoming inspections of the first OM-4s
back in
>> > > 84(?)    It was in this shipment taht I found an OM-4 with a serial
number below
>> > > 1,000,000.  It's out there somewhere.
>> > > (I sold it some time ago).
>> > >
>> > > John
>> > > Camtech



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