Yes, that body is defective.
John
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From: <PCACala@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-2 Light Meter
> Jimmy writes:
>
> << I acquired an OM-2 with a Zuiko 50mm/f1.4 lens for $102 on E-Bay about
> one month ago. When I turn the camera on to manual the meter is
> non-responsive. I have to set it to auto and then move it to manual for
> the meter to function in manual. Is this some idiosyncratic occurrence
> on this particular unit or is it an occurrence on all OM-2's? And if it
> is just on my unit is this something I should worry about fixing anytime
> soon? I just got a roll of film back and the exposures seemed fine most
> of the time except for the ones used with the T-32 flash unit which came
> out underexposed regardles of the aperture I used. Yes, I do have the
> shoe#3 on the OM-2 to use the T-32 in TTL mode. I would appreciate any
> feedback. >>
>
> You have detected things that were not revealed by the seller. The seller
> offered a very worn but working camera. You now face a major overhaul of
the
> body (not to mention the lens) just to get it working properly. You can
> approach the seller that the item was misrepresented or you can live with
the
> problems or pay for an overhaul. The latter will end up costing you more
> than if you had purchased a much better condition camera.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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