Two 357s stacked.
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ali Shah
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:27 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Question about OM-4 spot meter
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
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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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