I have put the old sharp-edged version on N bodies for people who found them
easier to grip.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
631-424-2121 | omtech@xxxxxxxxx
www.zuiko.com
Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "PhotoSphere Olympus Camera Service" <olyfix@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM-10 film advance problem
>
> The rewind release on the OM-10 is made of plastic, and we've been seeing
> them wear out for years. Not so the OM-1/1n and 2/2n, which used
> all-metal
> parts for the rewind release (two versions, as usual -- sharp edges for
> the
> original, rounded for the "n" models, but fully interchangeable).
>
> The rewind release _should_ spring to the vertical (engaged) position with
> the first advance after rewinding, but when worn out (or dirty, sticky,
> etc.) may not. The least costly solution is to be sure and manually
> rotate
> it to the vertical position after rewinding, or it can be replaced with a
> good used part from a donor camera.
>
>
>
>>
>> Sorry about the inept phrasing, it was the sprocket roller, not the
>> takeup
> spool that rotated freely. When I realized something was amiss with the
> rewind knob not rotating or offering resistance, I thought the film had
> slipped out and reset it. Then it happened again. I turned the knob hoping
> it was just some slack and the film rewound all the way into the
> cartridge -
> dumb move.
>>
>> It gets dumber. I just picked up the OM-10 after reading your reply and
> played with it and then at last I turned it over and looked at the front.
> The rewind-release lever was still in the rewind position! I turned it 90
> degrees, and sure enough the sprocket is now rotating when I use the film
> advance lever.
>>
>> I was expecting the same behavior as with the OM-1, whose rewind-release
> lever resets automatically when the camera is reloaded. I'll know I need
> to
> reset it manually on the OM-10 and it'll be ready to go, or so I hope.
> Maybe
> I'll try a double exposure using that... I've got a bag full of expired
> film
> to goof with.
>>
>>
>
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