Yes - sorry. I carefully turned it and the mirror dropped and I was able to
crank it again. A couple more times and it was working like new again!
I've only used this camera as a backup - or a second camera and I'm about to
send it off for a CLA. Until I found this list - no one locally would touch
it!
Jim Caldwell
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Darling" <cosmo@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Jammed OM-2
> on 5/5/01 2:14 PM, Jim Caldwell at jamesfc@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Mike,
> > I had an OM2 that locked up on my about six years ago. I couldn't get
it
> > to work and eventually stuck it into a closet and forgot about it.
About
> > six months ago, I read one of the FAQ Olympus pages and one of the items
> > referred to removing the bottom plate and then try to turn the gear
> > manually. Well, I dug my old OM2 out of the closet, dropped the plate
and
> > adjusted the gear and my OM2 suddenly came back to life!!! I've been
using
> > it for six months and it works great! Just be careful and don't lose
the
> > screws and don't force anything!
> >
> > Jim Caldwell
>
>
> Jim... What gear did you adjust? The motor drive gear?
>
> Mike
>
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