Of course, it will 'just open and close the shutter' if you just push the
shutter release down and let go. If you want extended exposures you'll need
to get a locking shutter release cable. Some cameras have a more elaborate
electronic mechanism that operate in a two touch mode (1 open, 2 close) but
the elegantly simple mechanical OM-1 needs your full attention from start to
stop. Now, if you've tried to hold down the shutter release and it still
shuts right away, you've got a problem...
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Archer Sully" <archer@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 7:00 PM
Subject: [OM] "B" problems
> I just picked up an OM-1n on Ebay with the intention of using it for
> astro and solar photography. While the camera appears to be in
> absolutely perfect condition, the "B" exposure setting appears to just
> open and close the shutter. This is unfortunate, as I expect to be
> using the B setting quite a bit for astrophotography. Is there some
> trick that I'm missing, or is the camera simply not working properly?
>
> TIA,
>
> Archer Sully
> Boulder, CO
>
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