Another possibility is the tiny contact inside the top cover (made of a too
soft metal) that the pin on the hot shoe presses against. If there is foam
pressed against the prism, it (always) deteriorates and gets the goo on the
contact. Or, contact has corroded from age, or contact is bent down so it
so longer touches pin. Attempting to clean these tiny contacts often bends
them down too.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Damon Wood" <deewhy_au@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:08 AM
Subject: [OM] OM2n, Shoe 4 & T20 Flash Combo!
|
| Hi all!
|
| Recently I bought a buetiful silver OM2n (like new in
| the old Olympus Box!!).
|
| As most would probably know, the shoe attachments are
| known to crack. As the OM2n incorporates the TTL
| system, the TTL light should illuminate when looking
| through the viewfinder.
|
| Well, you guessed it, the TTL lighting system in the
| viewfinder does not work when the CRACKED Shoe 4 is
| attached to the OM2n body (the Shoe 4 does need to be
| replaced as it isnt in good or safe operating
| condition). Now because the body has hardly been used
| (I cant even see it used any more than 20 rolls), I am
| wondering if it is the following;
|
|
| 1)
|
| The cracked Shoe 4 is directly causing the problem. As
| the cracking on the sides of the Shoe cause the shoe
| itself to go out of correct alignment externally and
| internally (especially when a flash is attached), the
| pins penetrating from the Shoe 4 into the OM2n body
| arent engaging in proper contact with certain points
| within the internals of the camera
|
|
| 2)
|
| There are some electronic problems associated with the
| camera that I dont know about that arent related to
| the Shoe 4 or even the T20 Flash.
|
|
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