Joel --Interesting story. I haven't had just that happen, but my OM-4 will
sometimes decide to fire the shutter on alternate winds of the advance
lever. This is a particular problem if the linkage on the lens is a bit
stiff. BUT! -- The camera always works perfectly with the winder. I'm
sure John H. knows why, but as long as I have a fix I won't be sending it in
for repair (eats batteries anyway) -- sigh.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: [OM] Saved by a Winder
> I was shooting some macro this morning; not "serious macro" as I was only
> using the 90/f2. (Sorry, C.H., I couldn't resist teasing. I rarely go to
> magnification ratios greater than 1:5, so even by C.H. Ling's standards, I
> seem to use the 90/f2 in the range for which it is optimized. And I have
> *no* complaints about that!)
>
> Suddenly, after shooting frame 17 the winding lever on my OM-2S advanced
> about 1/2 way to the next frame and then it jammed. I'd had something
> similar happen last winter with my beloved OM-1, so "shucks and darn" and
> similar words may have passed through my lips. :/
>
> I removed the film and feeling I had nothing to lose, I put a winder on
the
> OM-2S. It advanced the camera, and I succeeded in firing off a few shots,
> so I tried manually advancing, and that worked too. I reloaded the film
> and continued shooting to the end of the roll with no problems.
>
> Anybody ever have a similar experience? Should I assume my camera is
> "healed" or should I assume this is only a temporary reprieve?
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
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