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Re: [OM] Sick camera - any ideas?

Subject: Re: [OM] Sick camera - any ideas?
From: Mike and Suzie <tiptop@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 23:37:33 -0400
I induced a problem with similar symptoms on my OMG.  When I first got
it I was test firing with the lens cap on and no film.  I wound the
advance while the camera was in the middle of what was probably a 2
second exposure and that caused the problem.  I was lucky to fix it by
opening the back and manually advancing the toothed gear sprocket.  As I
recall the was little or no resistance when doing this.  Don't know if
this applies to your OM-2n as I have no background in camera repair and
others are better suited to give you a knowledgeable answer.

Mike Luks


Volkhart Baumgaertner wrote:

>Here are the 2n's symptoms:=20
>Manual wind lever doesn't move farther than its normal empty way, or a =
>few
>millimeters farther at the most; when you reach the point where it would
>normally engage and turn the wind mechanism, it is impossible to move it =
>any
>further (at least not without forcing it, which I did not want to try).=20
>Shutter seems not to be cocked: release button can't be depressed, self
>timer gets blocked when it reaches the point where it would actually =
>depress
>the shutter release button, mirror is down, glancing under the bottom =
>edge
>of the mirror the pattern on the curtain is visible.=20
>Tried again with a winder; it hammers away, but nothing in the camera =
>seems
>to be moving. Tried all shutter speeds, to no avail.

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