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On 5/14/15, 2:07 PM, "Cyril Fernandez" <cy_fernandez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Story so far . . .
>
>My name is Cy Fernandez and just joined this list yesterday. I started
>shooting in '96 with a Canon Elan II, then an EOS 3 and in 2003 switched
>to
>a digital Canon 10D. Fast forward to 2012 and my then future wife and I
>were backpacking in Zion NP w/the 10D and we accidently left ALL the gear
>there. Called Park Service, never recovered. Decided to change systems
>to
>micro 4/3rds and got a Panasonic GH2 (for the awesome video capability for
>my soon to be born son) with several lenses because it is much smaller
>and
>lighter than my old Canon gear. Loved shooting video with this, but never
>fell in love with the controls and handling for stills.
>
>2 months ago the Panasonic gear gets stolen, but we have insurance and I
>replace it with:
>
>1) an Olympus OM D E-M1 (love the handling and controls)
>2) 12-60mm f2.8-4 SWD w/corresponding MMF-3 adaptor since the lens is from
>the older 4/3rds system and
>3) a smaller 40-150mm f4-5.6 (because my wife found the previous lens HUGE
>for her to use).
>
>With money tighter now that I have a 2 year old son, I cannot afford the
>expensive lenses that I used to have in my old Canon setup (100mm f2.8
>macro
>and 300mm f4 telephoto). Then I found out about adaptors and the older
>Olympus OM format :-)
>
>Went crazy on Craigslist 2 weeks ago and found a OM-2 w/50mm f1.8 for $40
>in
>excellent condition. Shot a roll of film just to test it out and it
>meters
>great. Went to a local camera shop that had used gear and picked up:
>
>1) 28mm f3.5
>2) 135mm f3.5
>3) 200mm f4.0
>
>Each lens cost $40 and I also picked up a couple of inexpensive reversing
>rings to do some macrophotography. They were all in excellent condition.
>Got an inexpensive adaptor to attach my OM lenses to my digital body and
>love manually focusing w/OM lenses. These primes feel so smooth.
>Unfortunately, I lose the wide angle advantage because the E-M1
>effectively
>doubles the focal length, but now I have a 400mm f4 (200mm x 2)!
>
>Went to an airshow this past weekend, my wife with the digital Oly and me
>with the OM system and Fuji 160C and 400H . Nice to print some rolls
>immediately and give to my son's grandmother. The prints turned out great
>and may start shooting the left over rolls of Velvia that I still have
>from
>LONG ago.
>
>Now the present and my problem.
>
>Just bought an OM-2S ( for the spot metering) from a widowed doctor's wife
>that also included the SM-R attachment. The body looks brand because he
>ONLY used it for work and it was rarely needed. Was firing it yesterday
>(with used film) and everything seemed to work, when after about 20 hits
>with the shutter button the mirror locked up. I reset the body according
>to the manual and the mirror went down. Replaced the batteries with
>another
>brand new set, but now the mirror always sticks. I can always reset it to
>drop the mirror. BTW, the weird black and white pattern is what I see
>when
>the mirror is locked up. Everything else seems to work as far as I can
>tell.
>
>I went to John Hermanson's site but he is unavailable, at least for the
>time
>being. Does anyone have an idea what may be happening to my OM-2S? Is
>there another respected camera tech that I can have look at it? I live
>in
>Los Angeles. Thanks for any help. Cheers.
>
>Cy
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