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[OM] Re: Question about OM-4 spot meter

Subject: [OM] Re: Question about OM-4 spot meter
From: "Ali Shah" <farali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:26:30 -0400
I received an OM-2S with the "lithium single cell\' John mentione earlier. 
Is that battery a NO NO for the OM-2S as well? What do you suggest is the 
best for the OM-2S?

- Ali


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:55 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Question about OM-4 spot meter


>
> Welcome to the list. It is a very strange but odd coincidence that the 
> film
> must not be advanced for spot to work.  Spot should work regardless. It
> could be the spot switch (little black button on the mount) has been a
> little clipped off.  This happens when a non-Olympus lens (with extra 
> screw
> holes on the mount) is mounted.  As the unit is turned on the mount, one 
> of
> the screw holes passes over the switch and cuts the tip off.  A clipped
> button will affect meter relight switch, spot, hilite, & shadow functions.
> That usually makes these functions not work at all but could make them
> intermittent.  Also, electrical contact pad under spot button could be
> dirty.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane,
> Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
> _________________________________
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew McPhee" <macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 7:44 AM
> Subject: [OM] Question about OM-4 spot meter
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm Andrew, new to the list.  I just joined yesterday, a Zuikoholic from
>> Australia, have been for 30 years now, I don't want to be cured...
>>
>> Introductions over, I have a question I'd like to ask the OM-4 owners.
>>
>> I have recently acquired an OM-4 and it has an annoying problem with the
>> spot metering button - it only works intermittently.  And the weirdest
> part
>> is that it only works if the film has not been advanced.  Other than this
>> the camera (and meter) work faultlessly.
>>
>> I've loaded a test film and put in new batteries.  I turn the meter 
>> switch
>> to Auto and give the shutter button a touch to wake it up.  But then I
> have
>> to hold my tongue right if I want to take a spot measurement, sometimes I
>> press the little button until my finger gets sore just trying to get a
>> response from the beast.
>>
>> Same goes for the Exposure Memory / Memory Clear switch, it also only
> seems
>> to work when it feels like it.  But when one works then they both
> work...as
>> long as the film has not been advanced.
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me if I'm doing something wrong here?  I've
>> downloaded a copy of the instruction manual and I from what I can tell 
>> I'm
>> doing it right.  Shouldn't the spot meter work regardless of the film
> being
>> advanced or not?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Andrew McPhee
>>
>>
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