Brett wrote:
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I own a Olympus OM-2 with a motor drive. I recently
loaded a roll of Kodachrome 64 (36 exp) slide film
into the camera. The take up spool took up the film,
no problem. The speed setting was set at 64, from the
previous roll of film. I shot the roll off, and noproblem.
When I went to pick up the film from the developer,
the roll came back processed (film cartridge broken
open) but no slides. What had happend is that some of
the frames on the roll recoreded an exposure, while
some of the frames did not record an exposure.
Example: frames 1-6 no exposure, 7-10 exposed 11-15 no
exposure, 16-26 exposed, 27-36 no exposeure.
This is the first time, this has happened to me with
this camera, or any other camera for that matter. What causes this.
Any remedy?
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Brett,
You might have a problem of sticking levers. I had a similar problem
witrh my 2S, though not as severe as you described. It was explained to
me, by an experienced OM repair specialist, that there were a couple of
levers in the base of the camera that controlled the interraction
between the film advance and shutter fire mechanisms. If these levers
were to stick, then the shutter would not fire and the film could be
advanced several frames instead of only one, until eventually the
levers get freed up and the camera returns to its normal condition.
Using a motor drive, you might not notice if the film were advancing
without the shutter firing, because of the noise made by the motor. The
problem may be caused by built-up gunk and it seems like you should
consult a camera repairer.
Regards,
Ray
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