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Re: [OM] OM-2s meter died

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2s meter died
From: "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:17:45 +0100
Sounds like the start of what mine had. It would beep over exposure with the
body cap on!
The re - greasing of the ASA dial fixed it (that's what the repair shop
said).

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Doggre@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:40 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-2s meter died


> Just once today, during 4 rolls of film, my meter went to "Over-exposure"
on
> "auto" setting, in gray/overcast conditions, shooting away from the sun
> (wherever the hell it was) at about f/8-11 and 1/60 or 1/125th.  Usually
there is
> some dif. between auto and manual, but not that much.  Switched to
"manual/spot"
> mode and it showed exposure was correct.  Back to "auto" still showed
"over"
> no matter where I pointed it.  I rotated the ASA dial back & forth just
once.
> Problem cured.  For now.
>
> And the batteries could be getting near the end of their life, as well -
been
> using the same batteries for months, and last night left them in and the
> shutter speed at 1/125th, not on red B/60, tsk, tsk - which reminds me...
oops,
> just did it again.
>
> I carry TWO sets of spares, in case one or both of a new set is funky from
> the get-go (as recently happened to bro-in-law), or I manage to do
something
> truly dumb (always a possibility).
>
> Rich
>



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