And you describe it so vividly, George.
It makes me feel 30 years younger, when I was learning all these facts
of OM life. Only then there was no such thing as the WWW, I had to
wait until 1989 for that. I wonder how I have survived! ;-)
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:21:20 -0400, DrT (George Themelis) wrote:
>So, I just got my first OM2n (ebay purchase) with lens and Winder 2. The
>first thing I do is fire the shutter to check it. Batteries are dead and
>the mirror gets stuck in the up position.
>
>Panic! I check the internet and find out how to release the mirror. Ahhhh
>relief....
>
>Then, I remove the Winder and I start thinking about the missing cap where
>the winder attaches to the gears. I do an internet search, looking for
>replacement caps. I am sure many camera owners who use the winder have lost
>the cap so there must be a large supply of (maybe aftermarket) caps.
>
>So, I find a link showing where the cap is supposed to be stored inside the
>battery compartment of the winder. I check and it is there! Another
>relief...
>
>I know these are "old news" for all of you... but I am learning new things
>every day :)
>
>George
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