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RE: [OM] Questionable behavior of an OM2S

Subject: RE: [OM] Questionable behavior of an OM2S
From: "Obut, Barry (PCA)" <BObut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:09:39 -0400
Cc: "'omtech@xxxxxxxxx'" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
I put an exposed but undeveloped roll of Kodak Gold 200 film in the camera
for these tests.


Barry Obut


 -----Original Message-----
From:   John Hermanson [mailto:omtech@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent:   Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:41 AM
To:     olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        Re: [OM] Questionable behavior of an OM2S

Is there film in the camera?

John  Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Obut <barry@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 10:29 PM
Subject: [OM] Questionable behavior of an OM2S


| Greetings,
|
| I've just acquired an OM2S and I've noticed an odd behavior. Before
| I attempt to return it, I thought I'd describe the problem to the list in
| case I am doing something wrong or there is a simple fix.
|
| Here is the problem: If I set the camera to auto or program mode I
| am experiencing longer shutter open times than the light meter
| indicates. At times like 1/8 I can hear the difference compared to
| manual at the same setting. It sounds more like 1/4. The problem
| gets worse as the time gets longer to the point where the light meter
| registers 1 second and the shutter remains open for about 30
| seconds. Program mode gets the same results. The shutter speeds
| in manual mode seem just fine. I did these tests with a roll of film
| (previously exposed) in the camera, the ASA set to 200, and the
| exposure compensation set to it's normal position.  For comparison,
| I checked against an OM4 which I know to be working properly. THe
| OM4 did not exhibit the strange behavior in its auto mode. The
| battery checks out OK in the OM2S, although it is the two battery in
| one kind, but I tried substituting the batteries from the OM4 to be
| sure. Same result with my good batteries from the OM4.
|
| Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
|
| Barry
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