Manual speeds in the 2 operate completely independently of the auto system..
Manual can be dead on while auto is all over the place.
John
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From: <JIM_TEO@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <MHeath333@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2 Slow Exposures
>
>
> I came across a OM-4 TI having the same problem. With film in the camera
at auto
> mode, the shutter speed shows 1/4 sec or 1/2 sec but the actual shutter
stays
> about 1sec.
>
> Wondering is this normal due to the OTF metering??
>
> Jim____________________________________________________________________
>
> I've been offered an OM-2 in really nice condition except the auto
exposure
> shutter speeds are slow. The seller says in manual the shutter speeds are
> accurate, though. Can this be true? Is it the OTF metering that is
causing
> the auto problem? If the manual speeds are indeed fine, it wouldn't
bother
> me, since that's how I'd use it. But I'd still like to know if it can be
> repaired.
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