On 6 Oct 98 at 16:56, lion1 wrote:
> <<Thanks for all the suggestions. I've tried all the above except putting
> in fresh batteries. The battery check light does light up, but perhaps
> fresh batteries would make a difference. Thanks, John.>>
>
> Let us know if fresh batteries do the trick.
> I am not 100 onvinced that the batteries are the whole story.
> So far so good with my OM2. The mirror release may be more sensitive to
> weakening batteries than the meter.
>
This was the case with the OM-10 I just "fixed". Mirror would jam once out of
every 10 shots or so, yet meter worked fine. New 357 Silver Oxides did the
trick.
I suspect the electromagnet for the shutter/mirror needs a *lot* more juice
than a meter...
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