The "chrome only" requirement applies to OM-2S, 3, 4, 4T, 4Ti. There
was no problem associated with black caps on OM-2/2N.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Moose wrote:
> Jeff Keller wrote:
>
>>People have reported that loose screws on the bottom plate can cause
>>intermittant problems. If it is black, John recommends using silver
>>battery caps. Check out the battery compartment for corrosion or a
>>bent spring. It really sounds like a poor connection somewhere.
>>
>
> Yup, could easily be one of those things. OR - it could be the
> batteries. This behavior is common when using alkaline batteries. Unlike
> the best silver oxides, they start to drop in voltage fairly early after
> starting use. Then they also drop in voltage under load much more than
> proper silver oxide batteries. The 2 and later bodies intentionally are
> designed to lock up if the voltage drops too low to assure correct
> exposure. If it locks up, you KNOW the shot wasn't caught, rather than
> getting a nasty surprise later. So under the trivial load of the test
> circuit, the red light is fine, but under the much higher load of the
> shutter curtain electro-magnets, the voltage drops and the camera locks
> up until released.
>
> So, they will often tend to work fine for the occasional short exposure
> shot, but lock up with longer exposures or the second or third exposure
> in rapid succession.
>
> Moose
>
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