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Re: [OM] Sorry to post an on topic OM 4 question, but . . .

Subject: Re: [OM] Sorry to post an on topic OM 4 question, but . . .
From: Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:20:54 +0100
No, Charlie, that is the OM2n manual, despite the title.

But I don't need one, because I have one!

Piers

On 11 Oct 2017 8:09 pm, "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Piers,
>    Should you be interested, the OM-2 manual can be found here:
> http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_manuals.asp?id=1018
>
> Charlie
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > As far as I recall, Chris, the star reset on the shutter speed ring with
> a
> > button on the bottom corner of the lens throat is a feature of the OM-2
> > (not -2n, which added a similar function to the On-Off switch), so there
> is
> > nothing like that on any other body than the OM-2. Sadly, it's very hard
> to
> > find an OM-2 manual - almost all commonly available are for the OM-2n but
> > are not so titled on the cover.
> >
> > But if you need one, maybe you can guess who to ask? And if you guess
> > correctly, I wonder what the prize might be?
> >
> > Piers
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olympus [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy
> =gmail.com@thomasclausen.
> > net] On Behalf Of Christopher Crawford
> > Sent: 11 October 2017 16:51
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Sorry to post an on topic OM 4 question, but . . .
> >
> > What’s the star reset button? There isn’t anything like that on an OM-4T
> > is there?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Crawford
> > Fine Art Photography
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> > On 10/11/17, 10:22 AM, "olympus on behalf of Mark Kronquist"
> > <olympus-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on
> behalf
> > of mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >Did you hit the star reset button?
> > >> On Oct 11, 2017, at 6:56 AM, Bill Barber via olympus
> > >><olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> My OM 4 (new circuit) has been sitting a while with no batteries.
> > >>Yesterday, I was trying to search out the bodies that had 2 screens
> into
> > >>    which I had John scribe grid lines. The mirror in the OM4 was in
> the
> > >>up position (apparently I must have released the shutter without
> > >>batteries at some time in the past.) No problem. Upon insertion of new
> > >>batteries, I heard a few little electrical sounds, as is not uncommon
> > >>and nothing happened. Can't cock the shutter, can't release the
> shutter,
> > >>can't do a battery check and mirror remains up. Question 1- What the
> > >>heck is going on? No batteries, why would anything occur that would
> > >>screw up the circuit? Thought maybe it was bumpers becoming stick so
> > >>gently nudged the mirror down a little and it moved freely (not stuck.)
> > >>I'm I missing something obvious? Question 2-assuming the body is toast
> > >>or semi-toast, is there a way for me to get the mirror down, see the
> > >>focusing screen (or remove it) without making things worse?  My feeling
> > >>is that there i
> > > s
> > >> some simple that just hasn't presented itself to me, yet. Oh, for
> > >>inquiring minds, I am still doing a good bit of film capture.  Bill
> > >>"Scratching His Head" Barber
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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