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Re: [OM] a flower?, or Zuiko 300mm 4,5 bokeh

Subject: Re: [OM] a flower?, or Zuiko 300mm 4,5 bokeh
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:43 -0400
Speeds almost always get slower, faster if curtain speeds have been 
effed with. ;-)

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On 7/7/2011 3:47 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> Shutter speed slightly off is a common problem for the old OMs, but usually
> within 0.3 stops at the high speed end. Of couse some may have larger shift
> but speed adjustment is not a very difficult work but do require lot of
> patience.
>
> One point to note is the using of MD with 1n and 2n, the shutter speed can
> shift a lot at 1/250 and above. I found this on all 1n and 2n I have
> checked. This problem does not happen with 3 and 4.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile"<fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> When I was 20, I wrote the exif in Parker ink, in a booklet I still have.
>> Then, I discovered I could remember the data without too much effort,
>> or completely effortlessly. That is because I never ( ... yes, never)
>> overshoot.
>> Then, I cared less and less about this problem, if the slide came out
>> right.
>>
>> Problem now, is getting the true (valid) exposure time ...
>>
>> Does the OM 1n frequently go off its specified shutter speeds, at
>> higher than 1/250, from 1/250 to 1/1000?
>> Is this a known issue?
>>
>> Fernando.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Wayne Harridge
>> <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>> Check the EXIF data :)
>>>
>>> ...Wayne
>>>
>

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