When you set the shutter dial to "1" and fire it on manual, does the shutter
stay open for approx. 1 second? If not, speed gear inside body could be out
of position, which would mean that when you are set to B or red 60, inside
gear is actually set to 1 or 1/2 second. If B works as it should, and red
60 fires without batteries, then gear position is probably right. Adjustment
for relighting the meter may be way out or camera could be tampered, which
could explain why lcd illuminator doesn't work. In this case relight switch
may be always on, which would prevent meter from turning off even after the
allotted time
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas" <cjss@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Lista de correo Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: [OM] Strange behaviour of OM-2SP
>
> Hi, all.
>
> I've got from the 'bay a near-mint OM-2S -- definitely not a fang,
> but with the added value of the supplied 2-13 and a clean MC 50/1.4,
> I think this was a good deal. Shutter and meter are accurate in all
> modes, but I've discovered a couple of issues:
>
> *The LCD illuminator doesn't work -- however, this is minor for me.
>
> *In the mechanical speeds (B and red-60), the electronics don't
> switch off: the LCD keeps working (in all modes) and in AUTO the OTF
> keeps the shutter open until enough light has been integrated, even
> in B after releasing the button -- I think this would be the normal
> behaviour on the 2/2n, though. It's quite odd what it does in MANUAL
> and B: I can hear a clicking sound, like clockwork, while keeping the
> shutter open.
>
> I can live quite well with this two issues -- I'm used to remove
> batteries when using B on the OM-2n, and without them the red speeds
> on this 2S work flawlessly!
>
> I'm more than willing to keep this camera because of the extra value
> on the screen etc, but I'd like to know if these are the symptoms of
> a "certain death", or wether the camera is likely to work this way
> for a (hopefully) long time.
>
> OTOH, is there any known quick/easy fix for this?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
> --
> Carlos J. Santisteban
>
> <cjss@xxxxxxxx>
> <http://cjss.sytes.net>
>
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