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Re: [OM] Paradoxical MD labelling on OM-2's

Subject: Re: [OM] Paradoxical MD labelling on OM-2's
From: "Allen Baker" <adbaker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:53:19 -0500
That's indicating that the maximum (long) exposure is 1/30 th of a sec.
it fires faster than that if needed for proper exposure. nice feature.
allen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:42 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Paradoxical MD labelling on OM-2's


> Hi Oben:
>
> My "new" OM-2n arrived yesterday from KEH.  It also has the "MD" label,
> which I thought was a little strange (chrome-body).
>
> BTW, the OM-2 manual that I downloaded indicated that
>
>  "if you release the shutter with the selector level at OFF in normal
> lighting condition, the built in automatic exposure control is activated
> to take a properly-exposed picture, so as not to miss optimum exposure
> opportunity, at any moment.  The difference between the automatic
> exposure in the OFF position and the AUTO position, however, is that the
> OFF mode exposure stops in 1/30 maximum to save battery exhaustion, and
> the AUTO viewfinder scale does not appear."
>
> My OM-2n appears to always have the same shutter speed in the OFF
> position (1/30? 1/60?).  Was this a design change, or is there a problem
> with this body?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bill Stanke
>
> "O.C" wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Since I received the newest body to my collection (an exc+) OM-2n black
I
> > noticed it has a rectangular silver MD label in the usual spot like my
old
> > chrome OM-1. However my black OM-2 which is quite obviously older than
the
> > 2n doesn't have one. I remember the MD was to indicate operation with MD
> > was possible but thought that once all the bodies were MD capable that
this
> > tag was dropped. To see one on the 2n was a bit of a surprise. I forget
> > whether my now sold chrome OM-2n had a MD label (I don't think so).
> >
> > Is this usual on OM2n's or has the leatherette from an older OM-1 been
used
> > to cover this?
> >
> > Oben
> >
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