If the mirror does not come down with red B/60, then it is most likely a
mechanical problem.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dunay Gejza <hadesia@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 3:17 PM
Subject: [OM] blocked shutter - HEL*P!!!
>
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 16:13:29 +0200
> >From: Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [OM] blocked shutter - HEL*P!!!
>
> >After battery test as well? Shutter should be freed after a new
> battery
> >is put in and the battery test has been acomplished.
> >
> >> And battery test is OK and if I put the mirror down
> >
> >Did you use the red marked mechanical "B" and "1/60" setings on the
> >shutterring to bring the mirror down (recomended)?
>
>
> Yes, this was the first thing that I tried. The problem is not only
> that shutter is blocked, but blocked is the film advance lever we can
> say on one thirds of its route. To put the shutter down I can only
> with my fingers (there is small metall lever to do it).
>
>
>
> >If you believe he can disassemble and reassemble the OM without
> damaging
> >the camera why not. Maybe it´s an mechanical problem which get solved
> by
> >disassembling?
> >
> >The problem is can he disassemble/reassemble an OM properly? Cameras
> of
> >different manufactors need different "tricks" to have been done this
> >properly and I have been seen a number of OMs which showed signs of
> >improper "repair".
>
> Yes, this is the question. I have here 2 authorised repair workshops:
> one for Minolta + Co and the second for Pentax.
>
> Here is my question because I know that some peoples on list are
> repairing Olympus and they can speak from own experience
>
> Do you think that serviceman for other brand, without experiences for
> Olympus, can look inside and dissasemble and reassemble it WITHOUT
> SERIOUS PROBABILITY TO DAMAGE IT MORE? Will YOU PERSONALLY try Minolta
> and Pentax (With proposition that you do not have experiences with
> this brand) or will you have fear to do it?
> As I wrote above blocked is shutter and film advance lever.
>
> Best regards
>
> Gejza Dunay
> Slovak republic
>
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