If the problem was an oily magnet, shutter would stay open even when you
took batteries out during the long exposure.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Diamantina <pegasus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 12:15 AM
Subject: [OM] OM 10 mirror problem
| Hope someone can help me with this problem.
|
| When I press the shutter release my OM10s shutter opens for an
inordinately
| long period of time, sometimes 10 to 30 seconds or many minutes, or
| permanently before closing. During this time the shutter is open and the
| mirror is fully up. If I remove the battery cover the shutter closes and
| the mirror comes down. And if I operate without batteries it sounds like
the
| shutter opens and closes okay. I have just added 2 new Energizer A76
| alkaline 1.5 volt cells, but this hasn't helped. I'm presuming the
problem
| is electronic rather than mechanical.
|
| I've searched the archives for mirror stuck problems, but these all seem
to
| refer to the mirror in a half-open position. The minimum service cost
here
| in Australia is more than the cost of a body, so professional repair
doesn't
| seem like an option. I'd much prefer to keep this camera which has
| travelled far and wide with me over the past 22 years without a problem
| (except when the batteries went dead in the cold of Norway's fjords).
|
| All suggestions would be much appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Mike Atkinson
| pegasus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
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