2 years since it was last used, how long since it was last abused?
Rich
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From: "Steve Goss" <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olympus-digest" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:20 PM
Subject: [OM] A pig in a poke?
> That's an old saying, talking about not knowing what you've bought till
> it shows up on your doorstep.
>
> Case in point- I just received an OM-G and Can0n speedlight flash. This
> was an as-is auction, but the camera was described as working well when
> it was last used 2 years ago. It was packed very well, so I don't think
> there could have been any damage during shipping.
>
> The condition as received- No batteries, (I added some) and both the
> shutter button, and the wind lever would not move. Ok, so I tried the
> shutter trip lever on the bottom of the camera. It didn't move either.
> Then I looked at the winder socket were not lined up front to back. I
> nudged the winder gears a bit, and they moved. This freed up the wind
> lever, which moved, but never finished winding, and never unlocked the
> shutter button. Looking in the back, the second shutter screen was
> across the opening. When winding, the first screen starts across, then
> the second screen starts retracting (no gap, so no exposure), and when
> the first screen gets all the way across, they both snap back to where
> they were.
> The second problem is that the mirror is flapping loose. It is attached
> at the hinge, does not stay up or down, it just flaps back and forth
> depending on whether the camera is pointing up or down.
>
> Since this is an "as is with no guarantee that they are working"
> auction, my options are limited, so my main question here is what could
> have happened to it in the two years since it was last used? What would
> cause these sorts of problems?
>
> Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
> P.s. The flash charges and fires, but the bezel which explains the three
> positions of the mode switch is missing...
>
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