"klonking" mirror syndrome. Could be shutter lock. Sounds like mirror
locking halfway up due to no batteries / weak batteries / defective trigger
/ defective mirror magnet . Or, when meter read 1 second, did shutter
simply stay open much longer than it should have? Maybe 5 seconds before
closing?
5 seconds is the approx. low light limit of the 10, and will do this when
film is not loaded.
John Hermanson
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| Conrad Samuels wrote:
| >
| > Greetings to all. I'm new here so be gentle if I do things wrongly.
| >
| > A while ago I bought a used OM10 plus two lenses from a second-hand
dealer.
| > There was no handbook with the camera but in general I found it very
easy to
| > operate. I have been a user of a wide variety of equipment as an
amateur
| > since the late '50s but this was the first Olympus I have used ever.
| >
| > I love the camera. I am particularly fond of the optics which appear to
be
| > very good. The lenses are a 50mm f1.8 MC and a 70-150mmF4 zoom. The
camera
| > is also fitted with a manual adaptor.
| >
| > In general I use the camera only on auto setting without any problems.
The
| > other day however the viewfinder display indicated 1 sec. When I
pressed
| > the shutter release the mirror klonked and that was that. I was rather
| > taken aback since this was certainly not 1 sec. I took another shot
with
| > exactly the same result. When the film was finished (no those two shots
did
| > not come out) I experimented with the camera. It seems that on auto the
| > camera will not work below 1/30 (my estimate) although if I switch to
manual
| > then the shutter functions perfectly from 1 sec upwards, no problem.
| >
| > Curiously enough, I normally use ISO 100 film. If I change the film
speed
| > setting to ISO 25 then the shutter seems to work fine right down to 1
sec on
| > auto.
| >
| > Is there something here that I should know, eg, on auto does this
camera
| > not work below 1/30 for some reason or what?
| >
| > Thanks for any help in advance.
| >
| > Conrad F. Samuels
| > Kirstenhof
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