Morgan Sparks wrote:
>
> As the original poster of the problem, let me clarify:
>
> The problem is the winder not going through the full cycle. The shutter
> fires, and the mirror returns; the winder will not advance the film
> beyond that. It requires a second shutter trigger to advance the film.
> This second "shutter release" will not make an exposure, but transports
> film only. . . . finishing the job it should have completed last time.
>
> John H. assigned this bug to the placement of the winder/motor switches
> under the baseplate. But I may have an unrelated additional problem:
> Often the winder will only advance the film a little on each subsequent
> try. In fact I may have to push the shutter several times to get the
> next frame fully advanced (Maddening!) Can it be related to the
> tightness I've always felt in the 2S advance, especially towards the end
> of a roll? Nothing like the smoothness of the OM-1. The problem is
> indeed specific to this body, since I have 2 winders that behave like
> this on the 2S, but work great on the OM-1.
>
> Still. . . . . I LOVE this camera.
>
> Morgan Sparks
>
I have had a similar problem with an OM-1. In my case the winder
was generally erratic and would often do just as you have described:
trip the shutter, but fail to wind the film or just wind part of the
way. That problem turned out to be caused by a little dirt on a switch
behind the bottom cover of the camera.
Regards
Lars
--
Lars Haven <mailto:lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> aka <lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
"When writing about women, one must dip one's pen in a rainbow"
D. Diderot
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