The OM-2N manual "guarantees" low light exposure to 2 minutes but in
practice it is almost ALWAYS 3.5 minutes.
John
Camtech
http://www.zuiko.com
Frank Ernens wrote:
>
> Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
> > > Much as I hate to admit it, go the OM-2 or 2n. It is unsurpassed for long
> > > time exposure in auto
> > >
> > I saw somewhere (the FAQ maybe) that the maximum exposure time for
> > the OM-2N is 2 minutes, however I tested my OM-2N and found that the shutter
> > consistently closed after 3 min 48 sec with a body cap attached. Is this
> > normal or is my OM-2N faulty.
>
> I don't think so. My OM2N also goes past 2 minutes, but exposures made
> with it look correct down to 10-20s (as long as I have tried).
> You can end the exposure by moving the switch from AUTO to OFF.
>
> The 2 minutes may well be regulated by a capacitor, being before
> the days of embedded CPUs, and some types of caps alter their
> values with age. I imagine it is unrelated to the circuitry which
> does the short timing.
>
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