Greetings to all. I'm new here so be gentle if I do things wrongly.
A while ago I bought a used OM10 plus two lenses from a second-hand dealer.
There was no handbook with the camera but in general I found it very easy to
operate. I have been a user of a wide variety of equipment as an amateur
since the late '50s but this was the first Olympus I have used ever.
I love the camera. I am particularly fond of the optics which appear to be
very good. The lenses are a 50mm f1.8 MC and a 70-150mmF4 zoom. The camera
is also fitted with a manual adaptor.
In general I use the camera only on auto setting without any problems. The
other day however the viewfinder display indicated 1 sec. When I pressed
the shutter release the mirror klonked and that was that. I was rather
taken aback since this was certainly not 1 sec. I took another shot with
exactly the same result. When the film was finished (no those two shots did
not come out) I experimented with the camera. It seems that on auto the
camera will not work below 1/30 (my estimate) although if I switch to manual
then the shutter functions perfectly from 1 sec upwards, no problem.
Curiously enough, I normally use ISO 100 film. If I change the film speed
setting to ISO 25 then the shutter seems to work fine right down to 1 sec on
auto.
Is there something here that I should know, eg, on auto does this camera
not work below 1/30 for some reason or what?
Thanks for any help in advance.
Conrad F. Samuels
Kirstenhof
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