>Dunjay,
>
>This sounds like a case of weak batteries to me. Have you tried changing
them?
>Don't rely on the battery test in the camera body; depending on the
specific
>type of batteries installed, you may or may not get reliable results.
>
>Other than that, I can't offer any suggestions, other than to send it off
for
>repair.
>
>regards,
>
>Mahlon
>
I have experienced the exact same situation with my OM4T except that I did
not tamper with the locked up mirror. A new set of batteries had me up and
running again right away.
jh
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 12:41:11 +0200
>From: "Dunay Gejza" <hadesia@xxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [OM] blocked shutter - HEL*P!!!
>
>I was shooting macro with cable release with OM 4. After I take film
>out and the camera was empty my daughter tried it too but after she
>pressed the release the shutter was blocked. The mirror is up and the
>lever for film advance is blocked, too.
>I can put the mirror down with very small lever on left side of the
>opening for lens, but after I press the release button it will only
>spring miror to the up position again and stay up.
>
>Can I try to repair it myself?
>Do you think that it is possibly to try in repair workshop for other
>camera brands?
>Or need I to bring it to Olympus specialised repair workshop? The
>problem is that workshop for OM repairing is not in Slovakia, I need
>send it to the Czech republic and it will take probably 6-8 weeks (not
>speaking about the money). This is terribly situation for me, because
>I need make a lot of high quality macro photography for my work in
>next weeks and I really do not have other possibility (and camera)
>capable to do it.
>
>If will you post reply, reply to my address hadesia@xxxxxxxx too,
>because I am on digest and during present days is only one digest per
>day - a long time wait for me.
>Thanks in advance
>
>Gejza Dunay
>Slovak republic
>
>
>
>
>
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