OLYMPUS OM-2 SHUTTER PROBLEM...

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algomedic@yahoo.com - 22 Sep 2007 18:13 GMT

I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
and don't quite know all the workings of it.

The shutter seems to be stuck on all speeds except when it is on bulb
- the it will open and close with the shutter button. If you click on
say 1000 it will open and then you have to move the ring to B in order
for the shutter to close again. Am I missing a step or other button
on this camera or does it require major work. (FYI, I paid $20.00 for
the body, four lenses and a flash.)

Thanks in advance...

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Mark - 22 Sep 2007 18:54 GMT

Sounds like a nice simple flat battery problem. The OM2 requires 2 x 1.5v
356/AG13/10L14 type batteries to operate the shutter. No batteries equates
to a apparently dead camera.
Its a beautiful piece of hardware, I have a couple of them and I'm a Nikon
man both film & digital.

>I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
> and don't quite know all the workings of it.
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> Thanks in advance...

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson - 22 Sep 2007 18:55 GMT

> The shutter seems to be stuck on all speeds except when it is on bulb
> - the it will open and close with the shutter button. If you click on
> say 1000 it will open and then you have to move the ring to B in order
> for the shutter to close again. Am I missing a step or other button
> on this camera or does it require major work. (FYI, I paid $20.00 for
> the body, four lenses and a flash.)

Check the batteries. If it was made for silver oxide batteries
it will work with alkeline ones if they are fresh. If they are
not, the battery test may still say they are ok, but they are not.

Geoff.

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Fred McKenzie - 22 Sep 2007 19:38 GMT

> I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
> and don't quite know all the workings of it.
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> on this camera or does it require major work. (FYI, I paid $20.00 for
> the body, four lenses and a flash.)

Al-

That sounds like the problem I had when I tried the single Lithium
battery that was supposed to replace the two Silver Oxide cells.

At first it appeared to work, but malfunctioned after a few shots.
Changing back to Silver Oxide solved the problem.

Fred

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algomedic@yahoo.com - 22 Sep 2007 22:34 GMT

Thank you to everyone who replied - the problem was a dead battery
(rookie mistake)... the camera works fine now - well worth the
$20.00...

On Sep 22, 1:13 pm, algome...@yahoo.com wrote:

> I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
> and don't quite know all the workings of it.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Thanks in advance...

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JD - 23 Sep 2007 04:27 GMT

> Thank you to everyone who replied - the problem was a dead battery
> (rookie mistake)... the camera works fine now - well worth the
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>>
>>Thanks in advance...

You can check out the OM FAQ at:
http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/olympus.faq.html#ques_B2

Hopefully you used the silver oxide SR44 / 357 batteries. Don't use
alkaline, they don't work as well or as long and the voltage drop off in
them will cause incorrect meter readings and other intermittent bugs
before they finally give out. Same is true for lithium.

If you dive in too deep on the OM side of things you may want to check
out: http://zuikoholic.com/

JD

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Michael Kulikowski - 22 Sep 2007 23:21 GMT

algomedic@yahoo.com schrieb:

> I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
> and don't quite know all the workings of it.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Thanks in advance...

Check out http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~rwesson/esif/om-sif.htm for further
Olympus-OM-related stuff ;-)
It houses a plethora of information...

Greetings,
Michael

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Michael - 25 Sep 2007 04:49 GMT

> I have just aquired a OLYMPUS OM-2. This is not my normal brand of SLR
> and don't quite know all the workings of it.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Thanks in advance...

Is the battery good?

Michael

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