Pushing the release too fast may snap the meter needle out of the trap
mechanism and cause said lockup. Always push the release slowly.
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
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Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:57 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Olympus RC problems
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:42:32 +0200, Henrik Dahl <hdahl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Wrong list, I know, but you all know so much. :-)
> >
> >OK: I bought an Oly RC to my wife on *bay. It came delivered all the
> >way from southafrica to Sweden. Shutter works at all speeds but on Auto
> >setting the meter SOMETIMES wrongly thinks light is not enough and
> >locks the camera (as it should in too dark conditions). Other times it
> >works just fine.
>
> We have an RC that does this too! The auto exposure system is
> semi-mechanical and is, I believe, called a trapped needle system.
> You'll when you press the button that the exposure meter "needle" gets
> trapped to lock the aperture; if that happens before it gets to or
> beyond full aperture it locks, as you say. To some extent it seems to
> depend on how rapidly you push the button; I regard it as more of a
> nuisance but my wife gets very frustrated with it.
>
>
>
> John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)
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