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Subject: [OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:36:39 -0500
Leaving the meter switch "on" has no affect on whether the camera has
shutter lock.  There are many things that can cause the mirror to go up
without firing the shutter.
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John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
mail:  omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121  Turnaround 5-7 weeks
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ali" <farali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:23 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...


>
> John,
>
> I have the issue you described below with an OM-2N. I put fresh batteries
in
> the body and it seemed to work OK. Left the camera "on" for a few hours
and
> then happened to check it and it does what you described below.
>
> Thanks.
> - Ali
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Hermanson
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:06 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...
>
>
>
> OR is the mirror going up and the shutter NOT opening, so you have to use
> RESET .
> ----------------------------------------------------
> John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
> mail:  omtech@xxxxxxxxx
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
> 631-424-2121  Turnaround 5-7 weeks
> ----------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johan Malmström" <johan.malmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>; <gries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:32 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...
>
>
> > As far as I can tell it happens with every lens. I have done some
testing
> > and it seems to be more frequent on shorter times. But... while checking
> the
> > lock ups appeared less and less frequently. I've just did about 100
shoots
> > with it and no lock up. Maybe it was lack of use or something. Well lets
> > hope that the former owner not had used it as frequent as I will do...
> >
> > Thanks anyway, and if anybody have something to say, say it now :)
> >
> > / Johan
> >
> > Den/At 04-03-16 21.48 skrev/wrote "gries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> > <[gries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]>:
> >
> > > Does this happen with all of your lenses?  I have a 50/3.5 that will
> > > occassionally stop the mirror on the -4 from returning.  At first I
> thought it
> > > was batteries or something with the camera, but it was just a sticky
> aperture
> > > lever.
> > >
> > > Guess I should have never dropped that lens.
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:16:30 +0100, Johan Malmström
> > > <johan.malmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Fellas,
> > >>
> > >> My OM-2 seems to have a problem, sometimes the mirror stays up after
an
> > >> exposure. The exposure is correct so the shutter is not behaving. I
> have
> > >> tried with different sets of batteries so it's probably not any thing
> wrong
> > >> there. I've seen discussions earlier on sticky magnets, don't
remember
> in
> > >> which context though.
> > >>
> > >> Any thoughts on this?
> > >>
> > >> / Johan
> > >>
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