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Subject: [OM] A pig in a poke?
From: Steve Goss <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 22:20:26 -0600
That's an old saying, talking about not knowing what you've bought till it shows up on your doorstep.

Case in point- I just received an OM-G and Can0n speedlight flash. This was an as-is auction, but the camera was described as working well when it was last used 2 years ago. It was packed very well, so I don't think there could have been any damage during shipping.

The condition as received- No batteries, (I added some) and both the shutter button, and the wind lever would not move. Ok, so I tried the shutter trip lever on the bottom of the camera. It didn't move either. Then I looked at the winder socket were not lined up front to back. I nudged the winder gears a bit, and they moved. This freed up the wind lever, which moved, but never finished winding, and never unlocked the shutter button. Looking in the back, the second shutter screen was across the opening. When winding, the first screen starts across, then the second screen starts retracting (no gap, so no exposure), and when the first screen gets all the way across, they both snap back to where they were. The second problem is that the mirror is flapping loose. It is attached at the hinge, does not stay up or down, it just flaps back and forth depending on whether the camera is pointing up or down.

Since this is an "as is with no guarantee that they are working" auction, my options are limited, so my main question here is what could have happened to it in the two years since it was last used? What would cause these sorts of problems?

Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
P.s. The flash charges and fires, but the bezel which explains the three positions of the mode switch is missing...




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