Congrats on a great find... the aperture slide should move without too much
effort. Its not a difficult fix, but getting inside the XA isn't a one-step
process. To clean the aperture slide, you would need to remove the bottom,
top, and front panel...
You might try using if for a while and see if the slide loosens up, it may
be sticky due to age. If you got the camera for a low price (I wish I went
to those kind of garage sales...!) then it could be economic to send it in
for repair. You can buy a clean XA used for ~$60 or so, so that might be an
alternative. I'd recommend using it for a few rolls and see if it loosens
up... if not, find another one and sell this one to me -- I'll fix it <g>.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 7/8/03 10:03 AM, james olson at james_olson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> This past weekend I was lucky enough to find a very cheap Olympus XA with
> flash at a garage sale. It works well, but the aperture lever is very, very
> tight on the camera. Is this a common problem with the camera as it ages?
>
> Is it something I can fix? Or should I send it in to be repaired?
>
> Thanks, James.
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