I've never had a problem with my OM-2n and my Winder 2. Buying an OM-4t is
great, but not the solution.
Bryan Pilati
OM-2n; IS-3
Va-USA
Disclaimer: I'm always joking
unless I should be serious.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ton Maas" <tonmaas@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Winder 2 problem
> >Hi there. I recently acquired a winder 2 from the Evil One and have
> >a slight problem. Mounted it on my OM2SP and everything seemed to
> >work OK so shot a roll of film. In single shot mode everything's
> >fine but in sequence mode there is a black band down the left hand
> >side of each (projected) slide. The band is dead vertical,
> >encroaches about 5 0nto the frame and has a soft edge (bit like
> >vignetting from a hood). The right hand side has a sharp edge (took
> >a transparancy out of its mount to check this). I was shooting in
> >auto mode, probably around 1/100th sec. The pictures are reasonably
> >sharp (I was panning) but maybe a liitle underexposed compared with
> >single shot.
> >What might be causing this? Anyone experienced anything similar?
>
> I've had the same problem with one of my OM2's and Winder 2, but also
> in single mode. Almost all pictures I took had a blur along one of
> the vertical sides (probably at the right - I don't remember right
> now). Shots taken without the winder were okay. Someone suggested the
> camera batteries might be low, but after I replaced them, the problem
> remained. My "solution" was simple yet radical. I traded in that OM2
> for a near-mint OM4Ti. Had to add some cash, though :-)
>
> Ton
>
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