Did you try winding the self timer all the way and THEN winding the shutter
(I suggested this on the NG).
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Clendon Gibson <bsandyman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: [OM] Photo and OM2n questions.
> Hi.
>
> I found this list while looking for answers about why
> my OM2n had jammed and what I could do about it. But I
> am so impressed by the range of the discussions going
> on that I thought I would send some questions shot gun
> style.
>
> First My OM2n has jammed. I gather that this is not an
> entirely uncommon occurance. I had just removed a roll
> of film and was trying to put in another. The advance
> lever won't advance. The shutter button won't depress.
> The timer won't time out. It winds to a stop at about
> 11 o'clock and then no more. Firmly pressing on the
> shutter button makes it unwind some more, but no good
> comes of it. The mirror is down. I can see through the
> view finder. The battery light comes on brightly.
>
> The advice I have received so far is to "thump" it
> into the palm of my hand. Get new batteries.
> Apparently there is great skepticism about the battery
> indicator. I have also been told that this could be
> caused by dirt and grime and that my camera needs a
> cleaning. (This by a salesman right after I asked him
> how much cleanings where.) And last but definitly my
> personal favorite, to open the motor winder openining
> and carefully move the levers thus made visible.
>
> Any other advice?
>
> How often should I get a cleaning for my OM2n? How
> much money is typical for a cleaning?
>
> Lastly, I have been asked by a friend to take pictures
> of her Pool Hall. As is typical of the genre it is
> dark.
>
> I took a roll of 800 there and apparently did not
> bracket enough, because every picture seems
> underexposed. I had a handheld lightmeter and what I
> did was bracket one speed faster and one slower around
> the suggested reading, which was one stop off of the
> meter reading.
>
> I shot using a 2.8 28mm and a 2.8 50mm. In most cases
> I had the aperture wide open. An apparent consequence
> of this is that the pictures are fuzzy. I am quessing
> that this is a DOF problem. This leads to the stupid
> question of the day. When you move the focus ring of
> your lens all the way over to the infinity symbol what
> does that mean?
>
> I have a CD of this and if anyone is interested in
> critiquing bad pool hall photos (with the interest of
> improving my skills) I can make these available.
>
> Any assistance to the barrage of Questions here is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
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