With the clamshell closed and back open, camera goes into "back open film
loading" mode.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Sweeting" <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: [OM] Olympus XA-2 problem
| Hi everyone
| Does anyone have knowledge of the Oly XA2
| I have one bought as not functional.
|
| This is a synopsis of the fault(s)
|
| Battery test OK Red LED lights
| Self timer functions & Red LED light flashes
| Flash setting switch set away from Flash ( the arrow pointing to
| flash shows) This switch seems not to want to move towards the blue
FLASH
| lettering with the force I'm willing to use (do they stick?)
| Opening clamshell shows a lit green LED at bottom right hand of
| finder image
| It looks as if a rectangular signal is out in front of the finder
| lightning bolt on the left hand side of viewfinder
| Shutter fires - sounds like 2 seconds, looks like diaphragm fully
| open
| Film counter not advancing
| The "shutter" over CdS(?) cell can be seen to open & shut with
| operation of ASA film speed setting lever
| NOW
| if I open the back & repeat the above ie open the clam shell
fully,
| the same thing happens (2 seconds wide open aperture)
| BUT if I open the back & leave the clam shell closed, the shutter
| fires apparently normally
| I can open the clam shell to any point before the green LED
lights
| & still the shutter seems to fire normally
| It isn't obvious the shutter programme changes when adjusting
from
| 25 to 800 ASA
|
| Any advice/clues/repair info??
|
| Thanks in advance for any advice
| Regards Frank
|
|
|
| Frank Sweeting
|
| frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
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