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Re: [OM] Various camera and lens problems

Subject: Re: [OM] Various camera and lens problems
From: Chris Charlton <c_charlton@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 03:07:41 +0100 (BST)
 --- Henrik Dahl <hdahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
Roger wrote:
> >Two problems - one is that my OM-1n sometimes
> doesn't advance film
> >properly.  Every 5 or 10 rolls, after about 20 or
> 25 shots, it'll stop
> >pulling the film around.  As it happens mid-roll,
> surely it can't be the
> >way I'm loading the film?  Any thoughts, anyone?
> 
> 
> Is it really dead stuck, or just jammed (i.e movable
> with a little 
> force)? Can you "help" the film forward by turning
> the rewinder crank?
> 
> Henrik Dahl

I would really advise against forcing ANYTHING,
usually you'll do more damage than the initial
problem, find the source of the fault and work from
there.

Chris


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