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Re: [OM] Problem with OM2n

Subject: Re: [OM] Problem with OM2n
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:01:59 -0400
Then it's the dreaded "clack" of shutter lock, which can be caused by any of
a dozen different things, even an oily magnet. Whether or not a winder is
used should make no difference.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Murphy" <murphytj@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Problem with OM2n


> Hi John,
>
> The shutter is closed. I can see the dappled pattern when I take off
> the lens.
>
> Tom
>
> On Wednesday, Oct 22, 2003, at 00:23 Europe/Dublin, John Hermanson
> wrote:
>
> > Are you sure shutter is open?  Sounds like the dreaded shutter lock
> > where
> > the mirror is up but shutter does not open.  Next time it does this,
> > take
> > lens off and see if first curtain pattern is showing.
> > Usually if the shutter is locked "open", pushing the meter switch up to
> > "reset" will not have an affect.  It will only reset the shutter if
> > mirror
> > is up, shutter not open (pattern showing).
> > Shutter lock can be caused by alkaline or lithium batteries.  Shutter
> > "open"
> > is another set of problems, sometimes caused by bad brushes or a bad
> > ASA
> > ceramic.
> >
>



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