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Vivian
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 09:51 am: | 
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I haven't used my OM10 lately, so I put in some new batteries & the shutter sounds slow. Any suggestions on fixing this problem? |
rick oleson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 02:01 pm: |
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With the OM10, it's a little tricky to confirm that you actually have the problem. If you fire the shutter without film in the camera, the speeds will be quite slow and somewhat erratic because the light sensor needs to see light reflecting off the film surface to work properly. Unless you have the "manual adapter" there is no way to force the shutter to fire at a particular speed, so you don't really have any way to know except by loading up a roll of film and seeing what kind of pictures it takes.
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Jim Brokaw
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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Rick is right because the meter reads light reflected from the film, which reflects more light than the pressure plate without film. But you can 'test' the shutter by putting a negative-sized piece of *undeveloped* film in the camera, tape it to the pressure plate. I saw a website once that compared the reflectivity of various types and brands of film, and surprisingly there was little difference, not enough to noticably change the meter exposure. |
Parky
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 03:47 am: |
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Could be the shutter release mechanism needs a clean. There are 2 magnets that make up the mechanism, and if they get dirty over time it can cause a shutter delay. the way to test it is to put the camera to manual adapter setting and fire the shutter. if you have dirty magnets the shutter problem will be evident on manual too. if not then its more than likely to be the shutter firing as the camera thinks it should coz of the light conditions. If you have dirty magnets then it should cost bout 35 quid to have a clean done |
