The display in the finder is just a display, literally a needle that you
bend back and forth so when 5.6 is set on the lens, the needle also points
to 5.6 in the finder. Other f stop settings usually fall into place then.
The main concern may be: is there oil on the shutter blades? Does the
shutter move quickly at high shutter speeds?
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Berry" <k.berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Payment to Australia
| Dinkar Jhalera wrote:
|
| > ...The interesting thing about the whole experience was that it took
only
| a
| > week for the parcel to arrive here in the UK from the moment I asked my
| bank
| > to send the money over, a lot quicker then getting parcel from USA
| though...
|
| I received on Monday a 35RD from Australia 4 days after completing the
| BidPay form! It could even have been 3 days if Sunday hadn't got in the
way.
| I have a feeling that US parcels get here fast enough but get stuck in a
| queue at HM Customs.
|
| The 35RD itself is a bit of a disappointment, however. The "3mm scratch on
| the rear element" is about twice that long, and although the meter works
and
| seems to select apertures in Auto mode okay, it's very erratic in Manual
| mode, with only f1.7 and f2 working properly. Turning the ring to f2.8
| selects f4, and anywhere from f5.6 or smaller closes the aperture down
| fully. The shutter ring feels lumpy and imprecise but the actual speeds
seem
| okay. The eBay seller has offered to take it back for a refund but I'm
quite
| undecided and will await the results of a test film.
|
| I wonder if I will live long enough to have a 100% working 35RD?
|
| OTOH I've received another 35RC from Germany at a very low price (I fully
| expected to be outbid but wasn't), very much in user condition but
| everything works except that the self timer doesn't push the shutter
release
| down far enough to trip the shutter. I think/hope that this should be
| readily adjusted with the top off, but as it has a cable release socket
it's
| no big deal if it isn't.
|
| Regards,
| Keith Berry
| (Birmingham, UK)
|
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