Pressing and releasing the depth of field button quickly should have the
blades moving open and closed at the same speed. If the blades open in slow
motion, then there is oil either in the rear coupling rings or in the blade
mechanism itself.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM1n metering (unhappy)
> Question:: How do I check for the "snappieness" of the blades in my lens?
> I had my 50mm gum up, and that was obvious because they wouldn't open up
all
> the way, but I mean aside from the seriousness of situations like that, is
> there any quick and dirty way I can check myself? Or just click click
click
> on it and see if it's opens and closes quickly and all the way?
>
> Albert
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dreammoose" <dreammoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM1n metering (unhappy)
>
>
> > Albert, I don't remember which Oly you have. I do remember that you are
> > rather excitable and tend to jump to major conclusions over simple
> > problems. We heard many complaints and rants and speculations about the
> > overall quality of Zuiko lenses, etc. etc. all over a faulty filter.
> > Properly adjusted, with the proper battery not on its last legs, the
> > light metering systems on all OM cameras are accurate and effective.
> > Since you got mostly overexposed pictures, and assuming that you were
> > using the meter correctly, by far the most likely reason is a problem
> > with your particular camera's meter, rather than all OM-? meters. If the
> > Chevy doesn't start and my neighbor's Ford does, it doesn't mean that I
> > need a Caddie, I may just need a new battery.
> >
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