Setting to B is only needed to reset your mirror/shutter after your mirror
locks up due to weak/dead/ no batteries. The *reset* reminder in the
battery box is there to remind you. If you don't reset in a plain 2 and
leave the mirror UP, the batteries will drain in a few hours.
The 2N has a drain limiter that, if you leave the mirror locked up, will
turn the drain off in 3.5 minutes (which also limits drain during long time
exposures to 3.5 minutes, hence the 3.5 ((2 minute)) long exposure limit
time).
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Loeven <cpl49@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] (Fwd) OM2n
> ====Fastest way to reset a 2N is to push the meter switch up to "Battery
> Check".
> Other way is to turn shutter speed dial to red B (while holding in small B
> Lock button).
>
> John Hermanson=====
>
> Reverting back to the OM2, The "B" setting is supposed to unlock the
mirror
> and this is supposed to be needed when batteries are replaced. NO?
> Mine never has needed this procedure. It is not locked up after changing
> batteries.
> I only have a manual for the OM2n so I may be wrong. Am I?
> BTW, I took out the OM2 the other day and the mirror locked up on the
first
> frame.
> "B" did not release it. I needed to wind the film advance twice to get
back
> into sequence. This is how it always happened and I once thought it was a
> defect.
> I immedietly put in new batteries and it is working fine.
> This is mentioned only to verify that even with seemingly good 357's they
> sometimes are not quite fresh enough to do the job.
> By the time the battery check light would not glow brightly it would be
much
> too late.
> Am I alone in this?
>
> Charlie L.
>
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