Soenke -- Good buys!!! Seems to me that someone here had about the same
problem.
He (she) polked and prodded around in the MD opening -- ie. pushed at the cams,
gears, etc. and fixed it. Also, you could remove the bottom cover and see if
foreign matter has caught in the gears -- good kuck!
Craig
Soenke Jansen wrote:
> Hi fellow Olympophiles,
>
> in a short but severe fit of OM-acquisitis (an inflammation of the wallet,
> often
> found to go with zuikoholism) and in order to have something to play around
> with
> during the upcoming long and potentially boring X-mas week-end, I bought two
> OMs
> today for the equivalent of US$140 in total.
> The one is a 1976 OM-1 that (apart from the usual gooey foam) looks nice and
> sounds just lovely (even nicer than my old OM-2). The other is an OM-2s with a
> problem. It was sold as 'kaputt' for $20, but I'm not sure if it couldn't be
> revived. The funny thing is, that after inserting 2 new SR44s the display
> works
> very well in all modes and give realistic readings after half depressing the
> shutter button. But neither can the button be fully depressed, nor can the
> advance lever be wound. The camera is obviously 'blocked' somehow.
> As the body is in an otherwise nice condition (only a bit of brassing on the
> bottom plate and a missing md-cap), I'd certainly like to make it work again.
> Besides, it would be my first spot-metering body :)
> Soooo, did anyone ever experience a similar problem with his OM-2s ?
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments (apart from those about being sick enough
> to
> buy a broken camera, of course).
> Seasons Greetings to you all,
> Soenke, Hamburg
>
> PS: the notches on the md-cam are in the 10-o'clock/4-o'clock position wich
> strikes me as odd; on my other OMs they rest in the 12/6-position.
>
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