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Cluso
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Username: Cluso
Post Number: 5
Registered: 01-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 - 01:27 pm: | 
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Hi,
I have come across this Olympus Pen EE-S, which is a really cool half-frame camera. Unfortunately it came with the focusing ring loose and the infinity setting is lost.
I have done that procedure many times on various cameras, however, they always had a "B" setting to keep the shutter open. This one, however, is fully automatic and can only do 1/30 or 1/200s.
Any ideas how to proceed? Worst case scenario would be to remove the shutter blades, set the infinity distance, and reassembly, but I would prefer any other way.
Help is much appreciated! cluso |
David_nebenzahl
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Username: David_nebenzahl
Post Number: 200
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 - 06:35 pm: |
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Any way to carefully lodge a toothpick or two in the blade opening without damaging anything? I've never done this, but it seems like it should be possible. |
Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 87
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 - 07:43 pm: |
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Here are a couple of ways to do it on an Olympus Trip 35, which also doesn't have a Bulb setting. I don't know if this works the same on a Pen EE-S.
https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/forum/messages/13061/9004.html |
Harryrag
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Username: Harryrag
Post Number: 191
Registered: 05-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 03:57 am: |
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The tooth pick trick works, I have done that a few times, BUT only if you can reach for the blades from the film chamber AND no lens group prevets this direct access like on the Yashica electro 35 MC for instance. I have also used a thin cardboard paper ring to keep the blades open like in "B" after carefully prying them open with a wooden toothpick. Unfortunately I have no Oly Trip, so I do not know if this post is helpful. |
Cluso
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Username: Cluso
Post Number: 6
Registered: 01-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 12:19 pm: |
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Hi guys, thanks for your ideas! I went for partly disassembling the camera again and then locking the shutter mechanism. I had to take the shutter/lens assembly out again so that I could access the shutter mechanics. I used a little piece of wood, about 6mm in width. With a tool I could open the shutter and put the piece in to hold it open. Then put it back together, calibrate the lens (which is not too easy to do accurately on a f2.8 lens as I found out, I have only ever done it on f1.4s), then take it apart agein to remove the piece.
All in all the toothpick would have been easier, but I am not sure about that, those shutter blades are easily damaged...
Thanks again! |
Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 88
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 12:45 pm: |
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Good to hear you got it~ |
