on 10/28/04 5:55 AM, Simon Worby at simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> When shooting single frame, and the film gets to the end, the MD 1 clutch
>> 'should' click when you try to fire. But if you try to fire more than 2-3
>> times, film sprockets will rip.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I've also had a reply off-list:
>
> "All Olympus motor winders should stop at the end of the film without ripping
> through the perforations.
> "You are correct, there is a torque setting that can be adjusted. This
> adjustment can be done easily if you have the tool, but may want a
> specialist to do it."
>
> The first response suggests that, unless you have very good reactions, when
> shooting on sequence, it's highly probably that the film will get ripped at
> the sprockets.
>
> The second response doesn't deny this, but tends to suggest (to me at least)
> that this is not the case.
>
> Are there any further opinions on this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Simon
My interpertation is that the MD-1 clutch should save the perforations for a
cycle or two (enough time to realize the end is nigh and quit pushing the
button...) but that if you persist the clutch will transmit enough torque to
allow the repeated sprocket impacts to rip through the perfs. If I had any
working battery packs I'd check it out, I can make almost a statistically
significant population between the MD-1 and MD-2 in the OM vault. Of the
two, I think I'd tend to prefer the MD-1, it gets the job done with a nice
minimal size, and I don't think the motor rewind is any faster than I can
spin the crank myself. Lighter weight closes the deal in that case. But I'm
still keeping the MD-2's I have.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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