KR -
The first part of your description sounds like there might be a sliver
of metal stuck to the magnet inside the galvanometer. That or the
needle may be catching (if it's been bent - please tell me you haven't
tried cleaning above the screen!), or the upper stop may be sticky.
Another possibility is that one of the coil springs may have looped
around part of the meter's frame - the meter would be off at every light
level if that were the problem, though.
Any and all of these can be checked and repaired by someone who knows
how. The good news is that the meter's alive, and that means in all
likelihood it's repairable.
Kelton Rhoads wrote:
>
> Have you experienced this? My OM2n seems to have a "sticky" meter needle
> on the high end of the metering range (I've noticed this when the camera
> is in automatic mode).
>
> If the needle goes into the red "over 1000" territory, it seems to prefer
> to stay there, even though the scene changes to a darker EV value.
> Eventually, it will jump back down into lower shutter speeds when the EV
> value's dark enough.
>
> I've also noticed that, in the high SS ranges, the exposure indicated by
> the meter needle can change by a full stop, depending on whether I hold
> the camera vertical-with-wind-lever-up or vertical-with-wind-lever-down
> (same object in viewfinder, of course).
>
> It appears that in the lower shutter speed ranges, these gremlins don't
> occur.
>
> Anticipating good advice,
>
> Kelton
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