It is quite common with Winder 1 to wind a second frame if the button is not
released in a timely fashion. 3 frames indicates defect.
John.
John
GPaul64@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 98-09-06 09:08:00 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
> Hi all
>
> Hope someone can cast a light on a problem that emerged the other day while
> catching dragon flies in filght.
>
> The problem occurs when I lift my finger from the shutter-release button (on
> the Winder). The camera sometimes (say 1 of 5 times) does not stop and
> continues to wind or expose, AFTER I've lifted my finger. Sometimes it can
> go full circle, e.g. exposing and winding 1-3 frames, but more often it just
> exposes and doesn't wind after the exposure. Sometimes only the first
> curtain is released, and the second curtain has to be released with the
> release button of the camera. It only occurs on my OM-4Ti, the Winder works
> perfectly on my OM-4.
>
> Batteries are of course fresh. I've cleaned all contacts on camera and
> Winder, to no avail. Problem occurs in both single and sequence Winder-mode.
>
> Is something misadjusted in the camera? Or just bad contacts?
>
> Help someone
>
> Ulf Westerberg
>
> >>
>
> Hi Ulf,
>
> I am having similar problems with my 4ti and Winder II. Like yours, when I
> press the shutter release on the Winder, it fails to wind after the exposure.
> It was also having trouble when using the camera self timer. When the
> shutter was pressed and the camera went into the 10-second delay, the winder
> would sound as if it was still fighting to advance the film - not a pleasant
> sound.
>
> I shipped mine off to John H. for evaluation. I'll let you know what comes
> of it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg Logiodice
> Nyack, NY
>
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