All OM-1 & 1N meters will move without batteries if ss is set to B. Needle
will center with ss at B and 50 1.8 lens set to 1.8. This is one way I test to
see if anyone screwed with the meter strings.
John
Chris Barker wrote:
> You may well be right. But as I recall, the article in AP that said that
> the early OM1s did use it as a battery check stipulated that the ASA had to
> be set to 100.
>
> Chris
>
> >The angle of the meter needle when the meter is switched off and at the B
> >setting can be varied by rotating the ASA dial. It does *not* indicate the
> >condition of the battery just the alignment of the inner strings and
> >pulleys. Sorry to disappoint!
> >Regards
> >Trevor J. Noble
>
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