Assuming that the screen wasn't mispositioned the only thing I can think
of is that the mirror didn't completely return. If the mirror was up
slightly the image would be farther back than expected and you'd have to
focus closer to compensate to get apparent focus on the screen.
Unfortunately, if that's the case your lens' focusing scale was correct
and the shots you made will be out of focus.
Chuck Norcutt
GeeBee wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> Yes. The problem was definitely with the body. I was also packing 2 OM2's
> (colour and b&w) when the problem arose and there was only a problem with
> one body.
>
> --Graham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:19 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Focus problem
>
>
>
>>You said you "put **a** lens on it" and a "couple of other lenses".
>>What about the original offenders? Did they check out too?
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>GeeBee wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Out shooting with OM2 SP today I noticed when using the Zuiko 180mm for a
>>>landscape shot that it didn't quite rack out to infinity when I focussed
>>>on
>>>a distant church. It was only just short of infinity so I disregarded it.
>>>Next shot was with the 35- 80 zoom and a boat in the foreground was about
>>>75
>>>ft away. When I checked the focus scale on the lens it was showing 12ft.
>>>Despite this the boat was in sharp focus in the veiwfinder. I switched
>>>lenses and the same thing happened with the 50mm. Ground glass image in
>>>focus but the scale on the lens indicated much closer than the object
>>>actuallt was.
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