Ian Lowman wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was just looking at one of my OM-1 camera bodies and, for the first time
> recently, switched it to the B setting, in order to look straight through
> it. To my surprise, instead of keeping open, it worked like it had been set
> at 1/15 second (based on sound). All of the other (non-B) shutter settings
> sounded reasonably correct.
>
> Is this a known/common problem? If so, I have a couple of questions:
> a) does it affect other speeds? (assuming I don't need to use the B setting
> on this body)
> b) is it an expensive repair?
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
If you had the shutter button held down and the shutter oopened and then
closed all by itself, you do have a problem.
What was your sequence?
Wind the shutter, switch the knob to B, press and hold the shutter?
keith whaley
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