Jim,
Are you expecting to see the metering bar while it is set to "B". Set
there or "60" you will of course get no reading. It was my forgetting
that that made me panic when I got my 1st OM4 a little while ago. You
too?
Regards,
John
"Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" wrote:
>
> I just received and installed fresh batteries into my first OM-4. (Not
> 4Ti). If I switch to Manual and walk into a darkroom, am I supposed to be
> able to see a manual metering bar graph? The SIF site mentions a self
> illuminator. I can see a floating bar graph, but the left and right facing
> arrows DON'T light up. Similarly, the SPOT, SHADOW, and HILIGHT buttons
> don't do anything in the finder.
>
> I have booted by switching to manual, and setting the speed dial to "B",
> then cycling back and forth between Auto and Manual several times.
>
> I have checked the bottom plate screws for tightness.
>
> Unless you folks can think of anything else to try, I'm returning it.
> <sigh>
>
> This is OM-4 dead, right? And a dead OM-4 is beyond economical repair,
> right?
>
> Jim L'Hommedieu
>
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