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Subject: [OM] Re: What I didn't bargain for
From: James Royall <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:01:05 +0100
I did try with another lens, and with no lens. The concept of a sticky 
magnet has been talked of before on list and is the sort of thing that 
I could imagine causing the behaviour, but I've no idea if there would 
be a magnet involved in the mechanism at fault. I will try and trip the 
shutter repeatedly, as it could be that things have got a little stiff 
with disuse. The camera definitely shows signs of being put to good 
use, just not so much that some would grade it as good condition, not 
bargain.




On 25 Jun 2004, at 04:13, Jim Brokaw wrote:

> on 6/24/04 9:56 AM, James Royall at james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> What is strange is that KEH claim to check everything before selling
>> the body, and I'm pretty sure that it worked ok once when I first put
>> batteries in, but the stopped when I put a lens on.
>
> Have you checked with more than one lens...? The particular lens you 
> have on
> there could be a little 'tight' or something, and this body could be
> sensitive to 'tightness' more than others. Don't ask me to define
> 'tightness', but it sounds like some mechanical linkage is just almost 
> ready
> to release, then when you move the lever a bit it does and the shutter 
> goes.
> Of course, you probably want the expert opinions of our resident list 
> OM
> repair guru's more than my speculations. Another thought, perhaps 
> being in
> such good cosmetic condition is due to its being infrequently used, and
> maybe a few hundred operations with fresh batterys will limber things 
> up
> some...?
> -- 
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>
>
>
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