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[OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...

Subject: [OM] Re: Sometimes my OM-2 locks...
From: Johan Malmström <johan.malmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:53:37 +0100
Den/At 04-03-17 19.24 skrev/wrote "John Hermanson" <[omtech@xxxxxxxxx]>:

> It sounds like a mechanical problem, in that the exposure is completing,
> shutter opens and closes (holding the shutter open takes battery power, so
> wrong batteries that couldn't handle the load would fail and possibly cause
> lockup).  Second curtain slams shut and that should trip the latch that lets
> the mirror down.  Does camera do it without a lens mounted?

Yes. I have now done some more testing and I would say that its only on
shutter speeds from 1/125 and shorter times (in Manual). After about 30-40
exposures (first without lens then with) the problem seems to vanish. Now I
can't get it to lock up. I'll get back to you.

/ Johan

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