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Ken
Tinkerer
Username: Ken
Post Number: 6
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:04 am: | 
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Not sure if this is related to the recent problem about the wind on lever on an OM1.
I am having a problem winding on film at the start of a film when I load it in the camera. The problem only seems to be at the start of the film.
Recently I had a film on which the first two pictures were multiple exposures because the film hadn't wound on. The rest of the film was perfect.
I now pull the film out of the cassette a bit and then rewind it in the camera so that it isn't tight in the cassette. I can also ensure it is being wound on by watching the rewind lever when I wind the film on.
The shutter always gets reset when I wind on even if the film isn't advanced.
This is an OM1 that I have had from new and which I have had no problems with until this one.
Any ideas? Is it likely to be similar to the previously described problem? Or something else?
Many thanks
Ken |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer
Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 1045
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:50 pm: |
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This sounds like wear in the advance/rewind control - the little twist knob on the front. I'm trying to picture just what this looks like, but it's escaping me - but if I recall correctly, when this gets worn, the internals drift toward the "rewind" position and then the film advance sprocket begins to slip. |
Ken
Tinkerer
Username: Ken
Post Number: 7
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 - 06:36 am: |
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Rick
Many thanks for your reply. It makes sense.
I have had the OM1 from new and taken good care of it. However, I have used it a lot and it is inevitable that something would wear out.
I will watch its performance carefully. Maybe it is time to stop using it if I can't rely on the film being advanced properly.
Regards
Ken |
