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Re: [OM] Winder in the long run?

Subject: Re: [OM] Winder in the long run?
From: Emil Pozar <epozar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 22:52:50 +0200
"Vem Då" wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> Here are a couple of questions from Sweden.
> 
> I started using an OM-1 about 10 years ago. A few years later I bought a
> Winder-2 for it. The guys in the store told me if I wasn't planning on using
> the camera for a while, I didn't want to have the camera ready to take a
> shot, i.e. not taking the last picture with the winder. Instead I should use
> the ordinary camera button. This way, the shutter's mecanism and feathers
> wouldn't wear out.
> IS THIS TRUE? Does it wear down the mecanism faster to have the shutter
> ready for a longer while?

Probably.. at least Nikon used to recommend avoiding tensioning the
shooter for extended periods.

> 
> The years have gone by and I don't use the OM-1 anymore since I have a 4Ti
> and a 2SP. These are not mecanical cameras, as you all know, and I'd like to
> know how the shutter works. Are there feathers in them like in the OM-1 or
> is it a different system when there are batteries involved?
> SHOULD I AVOID HAVING THE CAMERAS ADVANCED FOR A LONGER PERIOD?

The same as with OM-1.

> 
> I know the 4Ti is extra sealed for dust and moist. How is it with the OM2SP?

No seals in OM-2 s/p. For example, water can enter easily through the
shooter release.


-- 
Regards,

Emil Pozar
epozar@xxxxxxxxx
http://mypage.at/emilpozar


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