Thanks for that John.
I think perhaps that I was lucky to get away without damaging my OM4
then, considering the excitement of the launch - it was a "secret"
night launch back in 1990 and we were watching from a restaurant at
Titusville in the dark.
Sigh... halcyon days... ;-).
Chris
At 01:59 +0000 24/9/01, John A. Lind wrote:
The caution I'm aware of is avoiding undue pressure on the cable
release plunger. Adjust plunger travel to only what is needed for
tripping the shutter if it's adjustable. I believe this is similar
to the John H. warning quite a while back about using screw-on "soft
release" buttons on the shutter release. [Using one on an OM-4 is
completely unnecessary anyway.] Don't screw a cable release into
the shutter release button too tightly. Just barely finger tight
works fine. The memory/memory-clear switch under the shutter
release, and its centering spring returns, can be damaged if you
thread it in too tightly and start turning the shutter release
button (when screwing it in or trying to unscrew it).
My cable release is a generic one, about a foot long and works fine
on an OM-1n, OM-2S and OM-4. Also have a pneumatic one with a hose
that unreels over 20 feet and a bulb at the other end. For night
architectural shots and city-scapes when the "decisive moment" is
measured in at least minutes, if not in hours, consider using the
self-timer. It's easier.
-- John
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