Tomoko,
Yes, it does work. The shutter lock mechanism is a physical clamping
type of thing.
Rand E.
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Tomoko Yamamoto wrote:
>
> As I was reading a post by a Japanese scientist on leave from the Univ. of
> Tokyo
> in France, see my FS post regarding a used camera fair near Paris, he
> mentioned
> something interesting. Quite contrary to what a number of people regarded as
> a
> nuisance on the 2000, the shutter-lock mechanism on this camera is a plus for
> astrophotographers according to him.
>
> He said that this trick is to do time exposure by locking the shutter after it
> was depressed while the shutter dial is at the Bulb position. How? The
> OM2000
> has a notorious film-advance lever which needs to be moved forward before the
> shutter can be released. When the shutter speed is at B, depress the shutter
> button as usual after unlocking the shutter-release button by moving the lever
> toward you. Then while you depress the shutter-release button, move the lever
> back to lock the shutter-release button. Unlock the button by moving the
> lever
> forward after a desired time exposure
>
> In other words the button can be locked when the button is depressed as well
> as
> when the button is undepressed.
>
> Has anyone tried this time exposure method?
>
> Tomoko Yamamoto
> mailto:tomokoy@xxxxxxxxx
> http://www.charm.net/~tomokoy/
>
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