The OM-1/1N will not work properly below 1/15 when using a winder or motor
drive. the reason involves the set of gears which hold the second curtain
open (called a slow speed governor).
These gears engage only on speeds below 1/60. The slow speed governor does
not have time to reset fully before the winder/motor is ready to fire again.
Since the SSG is not used above 1/30, the winder/motor is not affected.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: stephen ireland <stephen_ireland@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:28 PM
Subject: [OM] problems using winder 2
> hi everyone,
>
> i wonder if any of you out there can help me with a problem i'm haveing
when
> using my power winder 2 with an OM1n-MD and shutter speeds longer than
> 1/30th of a second? what seems to happen is the film goes through the
camera
> (the counter counts normally), but when i get to the 'E' marking in the
> window, i can continue taking frames. I am varying the shutter speed,
either
> using 1/60th, or about 1/4 of a second for slow-sync effects. i can't
quite
> work out what is happening. should i just not use the winder? could there
be
> a problem with it? would using something like a Motor Drive 1 help? my
guess
> is that because the winder and camera are completly manual, the winder is
> just wanting to advance the film, even if the shutter is open?
>
> any ideas greatly appreciated
>
> thanks
>
> stephen
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