There are many things that cause shutter lock (mirror up, no shutter action)
in the electronic cameras since the OM-2. The first suspect is the power
supply (good batteries.)
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Keith (R.K.) Berry <keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] blocked shutter - HEL*P!!!
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> Dunay Gejza <hadesia@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >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...
> Sounds like flat or feeble battery power. Replace the batteries before
> plunging into unneccessary repair costs & delay. The original OM-4 has a
> reputation for battery drain and John Hermanson's advice is to use Ever
> Ready 357 batteries in such cases.
>
> Regards,
> Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)
> keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
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