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Re: [OM] OM-4 Pre Fire Problems

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 Pre Fire Problems
From: "George M. Anderson" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 18:41:47 -0700

Hans van Veluwen wrote:
> 
> George M. A. wrote:
> 
> :One point I haven't seen mentioned is that you must pull the little tab
> :**up** before you try to move it dleft or right, as it's spring-loaded.
> 
> and Jan S. added:
> 
> : But you DO need to lift it toward the top of the camera by about 1mm
> : before it will turn. If Chip didn't know that, it might be the source of
> : his problem.
> 
> Finally I know why the damn switch gave me so much more trouble on my OM-4Ti
> (that I have now for one year) as compared to my OM-4 - it is redesigned! On
> the original OM-4 you can turn it without lifting (of course, you can also
> turn it unwanted). Never noticed this.
> On the Ti, you can, as I also just discovered, also lift the switch by
> pushing it from the bottom. The problem as amplified because I always have a
> Motor Drive 1 w/o power source installed on the Ti for better handling -
> this unit makes operating the switch even more difficult.
> Are there any more hidden features in this camera? Like, for instance, the
> 1/250sec sync switch? ;-)

You bet!  It's called the F280! :>)

George

> 
> Hans
>

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