Manual speeds on the 2/2N are stepped in full stops. Setting the ring
between clicks will select one speed or the other and may result in
exposure error.
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Bart Wientjes wrote:
> Cool Khen!
>
> Seems to work just fine. Nice touch!
> Only on the 2n of course, as the regular 2 doesn't have the reset function
> in the main switch.
> The most accurate shutter tester I have handy is my hearing, and it indeed
> sounds like the region of 1/30th 1/60th.
>
> Who's maintaining the FAQ around here? Can we make sure this fact is added?
>
> Now I have a somewhat related question:
> Are the manual shutterspeeds on the OM-2 stepless? I mean, if I set the
> shutterspeed between 125 and 250, will it expose 1/180th of a sec?
> And for the OM-1? I can imagine that the 1 has definite steps going between
> slow speeds and fast speeds.
>
> Regards,
> Bart
>
>
> On 9/12/06, khen lim <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>Sorry Charles, I wasn't deliberately keeping anyone hung up dry. OK,
>>here's
>>what you do:
>>
>>(a) Remove your batteries from the 2n
>>(b) Flick power lever against spring loaded position
>>(c) Keep it in that position
>>(d) Press shutter release button
>>
>>This function was not documented because we could not guarantee 100pc
>>consistent speed response although if my memory serves me well, I think we
>>were aiming for a "rudimentary" 1/30sec. Do check it out yourself and let
>>me
>>know what you are getting in terms of actual shutter speed.
>>
>>K.
>>
>>On 13/09/06, Geilfuss Charles <Charles.Geilfuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Don't leave us hanging Khen; do you mean that the 2n operates
>>>mechanically (without functional batteries) at 1/60 just like the "red
>>>60" on the OM-4? If so it's time to get out the red enamel and the tiny
>>>paint brush and repaint the black 60 on the shutter dial.
>>>
>>>Charlie
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>
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