Old style OM-4 asa dial is annoying in the way asa setting can shift. It
can be upgraded to a new style 4T, but LOTS of parts are involved, including
a longer rewind shaft.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: (OM) Choice of OM4* camera
> The self-timer switch is my No. 3 gripe about the OM-4, coming after the
> exposure compensation dial that so easily resets the film speed when I
> don't intend to (No. 1), and the lack of mirror and aperture prefire,
> similar to mirror lock-up on an OM-1, that allows me to release the
> shutter when I want to, not 12 seconds in the future when the subject may
> be long gone.
>
> My problem with the self timer switch was, since I almost always use
> either a winder or a motor drive, when picking up the camera, the
> fingernail on my right "bird" finger would sometimes catch the little
> lever without me realizing it, so that when I pushed the shutter release
> for that once-in-a-lifetime shot, instead of a "snickety kerplunk and
> whirr," I got an infuriating "beep, beep, beep, beep," as I stood there
> trying blindly to hold the camera for 12 seconds exactly where it was
> pointed to begin with. After a few instances of this, I learned to keep
> the thing pushed all the way over toward the lens, avoiding this problem
> and silencing other beeps. If that had failed, there would've been epoxy
> involved.
>
> Rant over. Love the OM-4s anyway.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "John A. Lind" <jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> It should move. I looked at both the OM-2S and OM-4 last night. One
>> must
>> lift up slightly (toward camera top) on the OM-2S. The OM-4 doesn't seem
>> to require this. Could be that crudmium has gotten between the LED
>> button
>> and rotating switch . . . or between that and the body . . . making
>> rotating it difficult.
>>
>> If all else fails, go back and get the magic wand (rod with star on top),
>> spin around three times, wave it at the camera and utter the word
>> "xyzzy" upon which the green snake barring your way in moving the switch
>> should be vanquished. You shouldn't need to pitch any magic eggs at the
>> camera salesman . . . but remember to *always* take the lantern with you
>> before undertaking any of this.
>>
>> -- John
>>
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