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Re: [OM] OM 1 Film Advance

Subject: Re: [OM] OM 1 Film Advance
From: Valentin Sama <vsama@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 08:43:48 +0000
Andy Meldrum wrote:
> 

> I have noticed that, from time to time,
> that the film did not completely advance when the film advance lever was
> moved through its full arc. In these cases the shutter release would not
> active and the film advance lever required a small movement to complete the
> advance of the film.
> 
I belioeve this is a very common ocurrence with this kind of ratchet
tipe of advance. About 25 years ago my brand new OM-2 had this kind of
behaviour and it did not trouble me. I believe it is a thing of some
kind of coil not putting anough presure on the ratchet.

Valentin



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