I suspect that the problem was due to Olympus' use of plastic curtain
shafts -- in an attempt to "smooth" out their travel and avoid excessive
wear, they used too much oil. The problem also occurs in OM-2n's,
OM-G's, and OM-PC's as well, but relatively rarely. The problem was so
rampant with the OM-10 that it destroyed a good camera's reputation --
the 10 is an excellent design otherwise. I have no figures re:
percentages, but there were times when we had literally hundreds of
OM-10's waiting for warranty repair, and were getting more every day.
It's so common that until proven otherwise, we assume an OM-10 we get
for service _has_ sticky magnet.
Pete Prunskunas wrote:
> The biggest problem with the OM-10 seems to be the sticky
> shutter magnets. But how common is it really? Is it simply a
> matter of time, dirt seeping in, or bad luck (i.e. some bodies
> were destined to have sticky magnets while others never have
> them)?
>
> Pete
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