OK. Does this sound like it would be worth fixing (the S/N is in the 180xxx
range, was manufactured in late 1976)? Or should I just live with it until I
can get another body as my main body? Is this something I can diagnose
myself or something that I would need to send my camera to a repair place
for?
Thanks :)
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Neverending OTF on OM-2
>If setting the ss ring to B resets the shutter, then your shutter is not
>locking in the open position but rather is simply locking "up"..
>That is the mirror is up, shutter is closed. "B" is meant to clear cases
of
>shutter lock. If your shutter was actually opening and staying open, B
>would not close it.
>There are about 10 things that cause occasional shutter lock, one can be
>using alkaline or lithium batteries. the other 9 would require service.
>The closer your camera serial number is to 100,000 the more reasons there
>are inside that you have shutter lock.
>
>John
>Camtech
>http://www.zuiko.com
>
>Greg Heier wrote:
>
>> I wish I could find the original message, but here's the problem:
>>
>> Sometimes on auto (never on manual) the shutter stays open, requiring me
>> to move the shutter speed ring to bulb in order to reset it. This
>> happens maybe about 1 out of 20 times (enough to make auto practically
>> useless).
>>
>> There were a couple things suggested:
>>
>> 1) I may be using the wrong battery type. I was. I've sinced replaced
>> the alkalines I bought last year with silver oxides. The problem still
>> occurs.
>>
>> 2) A mechanical problem. I might be wrong (and often am :) but doesn't
>> this pretty much have to be an electrical/metering problem, since it
>> only happens in auto mode, never in manual?
>>
>> Finally, there doesn't seem to be any commonality among the times that
>> this occurs. I've had this happen at shutter speeds from 1/15 to 1/1000,
>> and right after an identical exposure that worked fine. Also, if it
>> makes any difference this is an OM-2 from late 1976 with the old
>> non-weighted shutter curtain pattern.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated :). Thanks...
>>
>> Greg
>>
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