I found the problem in 2 OM-PCs, each had a different
'safe' shutter speed. It was somewhat intermittent in
nature, but occured often enough to make the camera
unuseable at longer exposures. Removing the batteries
would usually unlock it pretty quickly. Seems like it
was more likely to occur with automatic exposures
compared to manual settings, but it did happen with
both.
I don't know if this degenerative circuit disease is
progressive or how quickly - I suspect over time it
will only get worse.
Chip
> Thanks for this information although it causes me
> some concern.
>
> Before and after locking I definitely took several
> other shots at longish
> exposures (1/4 - 1/8th secondish), so is this a hard
> failure or is it
> intermittent?
>
> I bought the camera from a dealer who provided a 6
> months warranty - so I'll
> keep an eye on it.
>
> Thanks also for everyone else who offered advice.
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