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Re: [OM] OM2s shutter strings?

Subject: Re: [OM] OM2s shutter strings?
From: Larry <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:42:29 -0500
Gotta watch that camera strap...

Larry




William Biesele wrote:

> My wife took the OM2s on vacation a while back. Many of the photos came
> back with a dark unfocused loop in one corner. I remembered a thread on
> this list about the deadly 'flying shutter strings' and figured the 2s
> may need a little work.
>
> The local Olympus authorized repair shop called and said they could find
> nothing wrong with the camera except the higher shutter speeds were off
> a little. They suggest a CLA, but did not mention the shutter strings.
>
> Is my memory failing me? Did I make up the flying shutter strings? To
> help the repair shop: When does the shutter string fly? Is it dependent
> on shutter speed? If so what speed is more likely to show the symptom?
> If the flying strings are a figment of my imagination what else could
> cause the unfocused loop?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill B.
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