Re: [OM] OM-2n 'off' shutter speed.

[DAVDOU9211]

I believe the OM 2 and 2n work the same regarding shooting with the meter 
switch shut off.  In his book THE OLYMPUS GUIDE  Milton Heilberg indicatesthe 
following :

2.  Off-

    a. Cds shustiem inactive
    b. Shutter-speed scale and index marks are retracted
    c.  Indicator needle inactive
    d. SBC system inactive but ready to become activated at the press of the  
shutter-release button.
    e. SBC systme will not function properly at slow shutter speeds.  Longest 
shutter speed will be determined by the ASA setting (approximately 1/30 sec 
for ASA 100.

If the system demands a shutter speed less than 30th of a second the shutter 
will still fire at 1/30th.  The SBC system is inactive until the 
shutter-release is pressed regardless of which of the three positions the 
On-Off switch is in.   The final shutter speed is determined by the SBC 
system. 

Dave Dougherty      

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