The rewind release lever should stay in the "R" position during rewind and
reset the next time you wind the shutter during loading. That problem is
fixable.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Hans van Veluwen <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] film rewinding trouble...
> : As many others will say, you tried to rewind the film without turning
the
> : small rewind BUTTON on the front of the camera (this disengages the
> : sprocket) thereby ripping the sprockets/tearing the film.
>
> I've had an OM-2n for a short while that didn't lock its rewind release
> button. You had to keep it in its unlock position while rewinding
otherwise
> it would jump back and the film could be damaged. After a couple of films
I
> had enough of this bug; the camera shop repairman claimed it was a feature
> and couldn't (or wouldn't) repair it so I insisted on a money refund. This
> is one thing to check when you're buying an OM occasion.
>
> Hans
>
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