Ah, OK, so it's not a sync problem. That's not a good sign, as others have
noted.
It likely needs a complete shutter overhaul/repair.
----- Original Message -----
From: "carlos martinez" <pottyman@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:29 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: sticky shutter
>
>
> PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service wrote:
>
> > When you say "the left curtain was stuck out about 1/2"", are you
referring
> > to the final print, or are you looking at the curtains inside the open
back
> > of the camera?
>
> Both actually, three rolls of film were ruined. then when I opened the
camera
> back later that day the left curtain was stuck.
> When I played with it with the back still open, every 15 or 20 times I
fire the
> shutter it will stick out just a bit, then i nudge it with my finger and
it pops back in.
>
>
> > If you're looking at the prints from a session with strobe
> > flash, I would first suspect a sync problem, especially if your
"non-flash"
> > photos are all OK. If this is the case, try either removing the Manual
> > Adapter or setting it on "30" instead of "60", while still setting the
> > camera in the "Manual Adapter" mode.
> >
>
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