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Re: [OM] OM-4 wind problem

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 wind problem
From: clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:54:01 -0600
Grrr!  Forgot to reset the time again!  Sorry!

clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Do you mean "...lifting the film rewind lever up...", as in just enough for 
> the
> fork in the rewind shaft to clear the spool inside the cassette, but not 
> opening
> the back?  And doing so makes the wind easier for a while?  It's entirely
> possible that the collar that holds the rewind shaft _has_ been bent, and is 
> no
> longer perpendicular to the body.  We most often see it on the OM-2s and 
> OM-4t,
> but it's possible on the OM-4.
>
> Any sign of impact to the knob itself?  That would be a likely sign.
>
> james olson wrote:
>
> > I now have two OM-4 bodies with the same problem.  As I progress through the
> > roll, it gets harder and harder to manually wind the camera.  I have been
> > able to get around it by lifting the film rewind lever up, which makes it
> > easier to wind.
>
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