Huge sniplets of probably very interesting and factual information that you
probably wanted to read.
>This is a question John Hermansen could answer, but it seems that since
>these cameras do not automatically function at 1/60 of a second when the
>batteries go south and you must switch to the mechanical speed it seems to
>me that there is a lot going on here. Since there are few other cameras
>that provide mechanical shutter on an electronically controlled camera, it
>must not be simple. I would guess that at the very least switching the
>electrical controls out of the shutter system would be necessary and
>perhaps some movement of linkages to allow the second curtain to be
>released by a mechanical system instead of an electro-mechanical system. It
>may be that the flash synch system used by Olympus is not of the
>traditional contacts operated by the movement of shutter curtains. Nothing
>much is traditional in its design at the time.
>
>I think it probably not fair to call it a "bug", but just the way it was
>designed. You would not call it a "bug" if it does not operate at all
>shutter speeds without batteries.
>
>
>Winsor Crosby
>Long Beach, California
If a system has a dial which shows me a mechanical speed available when the
batteries go south during the winter months, and it doesn't work when using
a winder, then of course it's a feature. How stupid of me to call it a bug
;-)
When will the secondhand OM3Ti prices start to fall do you think?
All the best,
Clive http://clive.bel-epa.com
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