John
If this is a reliable test for s/h OM-1(n) does the ASA dial have to be at a
particular setting? One member said it should be set to 100ASA. Can you
confirm?
Regards
T Noble
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 04 November 1998 18:59
Subject: Re: [OM] Bizzare OM-1 metering behaviour (kill-joy?)
>All OM-1 & 1N meters will move without batteries if ss is set to B. Needle
>will center with ss at B and 50 1.8 lens set to 1.8. This is one way I
test to
>see if anyone screwed with the meter strings.
>
>John
>
>Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> You may well be right. But as I recall, the article in AP that said that
>> the early OM1s did use it as a battery check stipulated that the ASA had
to
>> be set to 100.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> >The angle of the meter needle when the meter is switched off and at the
B
>> >setting can be varied by rotating the ASA dial. It does *not* indicate
the
>> >condition of the battery just the alignment of the inner strings and
>> >pulleys. Sorry to disappoint!
>> >Regards
>> >Trevor J. Noble
>>
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