Any slight feeling of tension going fro 1/30 to 1/60 and vice versa is
normal as that is the point where the slow speed governor kicks in and out.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-1 Shutter Speed Ring operates stiffly
> Donald Shedrick wrote:
>
>>The shutter speed ring on my OM-1 has become more difficult to rotate
>>beyond the 1/60 setting towards the 1/1000 setting. It feels like
>>something is scraping and needs to be lubricated. Is there anything
>>relatively easy I can do or do I need to have it CLAed? I am worried
>>it will become worse and something will break. Thanks in advance for
>>any help
>>
> If you mean going from 1/60 to 1/125, it's probably dirt/oil/guck in the
> movement of the ring itself. I've never fixed that on an OM-1, but it's
> fairly simple on an OM-4 or OMPC for the mechanically adept and
> observant. Yes, there are little parts that you have to pay atttention to.
>
> However, if it is in the movement from 1/30-1/60, it could easily be a
> deeper problem. That is the point where the body switches between to
> different 'retard' mechanisms, gear trains that time the shutter. On an
> OM-1 which has not been CLAed in ages, if ever, I can clearly hear and
> feel the extra movement across speed change. On one fairly recently
> CLAed, it is virtually undiscernable as diferent than other surrounding
> speed changes. If it is that, I would certainly recommend a CLA sooner
> rather than later. You really don't want it to stop "changing gears"
> while using it.
>
> Moose
>
>
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