The meter movement is spring loaded. Meter needle position changes from asa
dial movement relies on the meter riding on a cam. It sounds like the
movement is jammed and not adhering to the cam as you turn the asa knob.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: RK <rk1@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM1 Meter problems
> Hi John,
> Let me try and explain a little better: I've checked the meter reading on
the
> OM1 against a separate handheld meter and it corresponds to a film speed
of 1600
> ASA. Now, when I rotate the film speed dial on the camera to any value,
the
> meter reading itself stays put at 1600 ASA.
> In other words, the meter does not respond to any changes on the ASA dial.
> Any suggestions?
> Thanks in advance.
> RK
> I would love to send my stuff to Camtech but I stay almost exactly half
the
> globe away!
>
>
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> > The speed dial is stuck at 1600 but the dial rotates ? Some
clarification
> > is in order here.
> >
> > John
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