Thanks Tom, John, Jan, for info on the ball bearing sounds. I think the
squeak is semi-benign, but I'll schedule a CLA at some point to avoid wear.
>> - The aperture position lever (the one driven by your hand)
>> squeaks as I go from smaller to larger apertures.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean when you manually change the aperture
> on the tube-mounted lens, it squeaks?
Correct - and only in one direction, from smaller to larger aperture.
>> - It makes an odd sound if tilted or lightly shaken - sort of
>> like small springs or bearings moving around.
>
> I think this is normal. Mine does it. There are tiny ball bearings in there. I
> think I read that in the OM FAQ.
Perhaps I missed it, but I did RTFF. :-)
Thanks,
Andrew
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