Rex Jackson wrote
>I picked up a new camera today. An Olympus OM-1n with a Zuiko multi-coated
>50mm 1.8 lens.
>I couldn't be happier. Releasing the shutter on that puppy took me back in
>time about 20 years. I love the sound of an Olympus shutter.
I agree - it's the sound of reliability. A major reason for my disposing of
an OM10 was the cheap clattery noise it made.
>On a related note, I pulled out my old Vivitar 283 strobe and it works
>(kinda), but my old Olympus Winder1 is dead. I guess 20 years in a box
>wasn't too kind to these pieces.
Assuming you didn't leave batteries in it, the problem is probably oxidised
contacts that may respond to a bit of polishing.
I recently put batteries in my XA for the first time in five years and
although it works, the shutter seems very slow, an indicated 1/125th looks
and sounds like an 1/8th - even though the 'flash' speed seems okay. I left
the camera on a hot water bottle with a hot lamp a few inches above it for a
couple of hours but it hasn't helped much. Any better ideas?
Regards,
keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
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