my 2n would occasionally do that when the rewind release didn't fully snap
back into place. rotating it fully into the locked position after rewinding
always solved the problem.
Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Wesson" <rwesson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Various camera and lens problems
> Aha, I didn't explain myself properly - the film doesn't get stuck. The
> handle turns around OK, it just doesn't pull the film along, or doesn't
> pull it along a whole frame's worth. Usually I notice but sometimes I
> don't and I get overlapping shots. When it happens I usually cover the
> lens, take shots and wind until it catches again. This sometimes happens
> after a couple of attempts but often takes a lot longer. Sometimes I just
> give up and rewind and load a fresh film.
>
> 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
>
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