First, mirror may be trying to come down following your reset attempt, but
it may be stuck there due to old mirror foam. Gently hook edge of mirror
with you finger and pull slightly, to break the bond. Turn SS dial to B.
Wind and fire shutter several times on B. If mirror won't come down, and
shutter will not fire successfully on B, you have other problems.
NEVER use alkaline batteries (or lithium) . You should use only SILVER
OXIDE (no matter what a kid in a
store-who-was-born-after-the-camera-was-made might tell you). Alkaline and
lithium are NOT equivalent.
Use 2 of these: 357, MS76, KS76, S76, SR44, SR44W, G13.
"RESET" indication in the battery box does nothing. It is just a reminder
to you to turn the shutter speed dial to B to reset the shutter and mirror
(don't forget to press the small B LOCK button on the corner of the body
mount before going from 1 to B.)
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Rolftruck@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:37 AM
Subject: [OM] OM2 Troubles
>
> Hi everyone -- I need your help, group. I've been lurking and learning
> Olympus lore for a while now, while enjoying my 'new' OM1s. But, like a
good
> Zuikoholic, I recently added a nearly mint OM2 body (which might or might
not be
> an 'n' -- I have no idea how to tell the diff) and its mirror locked up
after
> I hit the shutter button (for the very first time) with a weak/dead
battery
> inside. I've read about reset options but they don't seem to be working,
so
> now I'd appreciate the group's collective wisdom.
>
> I've given it new batteries (LR44 Energizers). I've used the battery
> check/reset switch, to no effect. I've moved the shutter-speed ring to the
reset
> mark and pushed the reset button. Zip happens. I see a reset indication
inside
> the battery compartment but haven't been able to find any reference to it
on
> the web or in the manual I have in pdf form. Aside from that, have I
missed
> anything else?
>
> I bought it via eekBay, of course, from an apparently trustworthy sort
who
> called it a fully functional body. I believe that, so I'm assuming the
fault
> lies with me.
>
> Any ideas? Please? Many thanks.
>
> Rolf in Toronto
>
>
>
>
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