That's the dreaded missing needle problem. It only starts there, then
invades the circuit, causing multiple shorts, and seems to then begin to
disintegrate the gears one by one. Then the mirror locks up again, and
the chrome peels off. There's no cure. Its why he said the camera wasn't
working. :)
Larry
Bruce & Wendy Hamm wrote:
> Hi Folks, I hope all of you had a great Christmas and I wish you the
> same for the New Year! I'm wondering if someone out there can give me
> some advice. I recently picked up an OM-2n on ebay for next to
> nothing. The seller described the camera as not working, with the
> shutter locking and having to be reset after each time it was fired. I
> bought the camera, put some fresh batteries in it and voila, it works
> fine. I guess in some cases it pays to purchase from someone who
> starts their post with the phrase 'I am not a camera person'... I ran
> three rolls through it on Christmas and the pictures came out great.
> The only problem I aad was that I had to use the camera strictly in
> Auto mode, as the needle does not appear in the viewfinder. The rest
> of the viewfinder info is there, and the flash indicators work as they
> should. Just no needle. Has anyone experienced this before? Any ideas
> how I can fix this ? Thanks,Bruce
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