Sounds like the focus screen fell out of it's holder. Mirror is now locked
up and screen is (possibly) jammed against back of lens so lens cannot be
taken off.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Johan Malmström" <johan.malmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olympus Zuiko.sls.bc.ca" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:42 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-4 in trouble
> Silence please...
>
> Sunday night my OM-4 failed.
>
>
> Symptom: The viewfinder is black.
> Observation: It was possible to wind the film. After rewinding the film
and
> opened the back I could see that the shutter curtain was shut. It is not
> possible to remove the lens (135/2.8 Silvernose btw). It is impossible to
> press the shutter release button. It is still possible to wind, and wind
> again without pressing the release button. I was using the camera with the
> Winder 2. The camera was loaded with Kodachrome 64.
>
> Any hints, before sending the camera to the doctor?
>
> I was btw out looking for beaver in the deep wood of Dalarna, me and my
> girlfriend was at the moment trying to not scare a family of Cygnus
cygnus -
> Whooper swan.
>
>
> /Johan
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> aim: johanplupp
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