It works!
I tripped the shutter maybe 120-150 times and left the camera for a
couple of hours. Trying it again, it's now working fine. One other
thing that it *might* have something to do with is the self-timer as I
played around with it a little before leaving the camera alone for a
bit. Now why didn't I just try one thing at a time. Good thing I
diidn't take up a career in science.
Anyhow, it seems like it doesn't like being left alone and the chances
are it will need a CLA at some point. In the meantime I'll just have to
keep busy using it. But my friends got a digital spot meter, so I can
check out at least what the camera tells me it's doing and KEH did say
they checked it over, so barring any new trouble (or expert advice to
the contrary) I think it's a keeper.
Thanks for your suggestion Jim.
James
On 25 Jun 2004, at 9:01 am, James Royall wrote:
>
> 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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