The adjustment is just for the blinking comp indicator. It does not affect
asa. It's especially time consuming because top has to be taken off to get
to the pot, the pot turned a little, then the top re-assembled to see if you
adjusted the pot enough or even if you turned it in the right direction.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4T +/- display blinks
> Thanks John. Does this adjustment affect the actual
> exposure or just the display? In other words, if the ASA
> dial is physically centered, can the camera be presumed to
> be exposing at the dialed-in ASA?
>
> Joel W.
>
> Quoting John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Sounds like the adjustment for the +- is slightly out.
> > That is probably the
> > most annoying adjustment to make. I doubt it's anything
> > more than that.
> > Sluggish memo/clear could be caused by some dried
> > liquid in the button.
> > _________________________________
> > John
> > _________________________________
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:13 PM
> > Subject: [OM] OM-4T +/- display blinks
> >
> >
> > > I need youse guys' help.
> > >
> > > I'm evaluating a well-used OM-4T. It seems to work
> > perfectly except maybe
> > > that the memo/clear switch is harder going in the memo
> > direction and seems
> > > to return to center a little more slowly than it
> > should. Weird.
> > >
> > > The one thing that really doesn't seem right is that
> > the "+/-" thing in
> > the
> > > display, which indicates the exposure comp dial is,
> > well, either + or
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