Vick
I'm also on an Oly list - so is Nathan, and a few of us - maybe you'd
find more expert Oly tips from there?
Amitiés
Philippe
Le 16 juin 13 à 17:52, Vick Ko a écrit :
> I bought an Olympus OM4 with a jammed film advance and shutter. The
> metering and battery check still worked, but the camera shutter and
> film are advanced and jammed, and the camera won't fire at B or 1/60
> sec, the manual speeds.
>
> Searching the web, this seems to be a common flaw in the OM4.
>
> Here is how I fixed it.
>
> This photo, credit Rui Jorge Moreno, is a start:
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6NZb8Rbu3v0/UE2zl5Q7u-I/AAAAAAAAAfk/-iWGqgtu4Xk/s720/2012-09-10%252000.49.24.jpg
>
> The pictured plate is the main sycnchronizer gear for the film
> advance, shutter tension drum and the mirror actuation.
>
> First, the plate needs to be removed. Take off the three screws
> shown.
>
> Then, clean out the gears around. Turn the shutter to B or 1/60
> (manual setting).
>
> If you press the shutter release, you'll see that the thin bar to
> the bottom of the photo moves. There is a pair of lever under the
> silver gear that also moves. If you move the top and bottom, you'll
> see that the film advance frees up. That is a great essential first
> step.
>
> Also look at what the big thick bar is doing. It activates the
> mirror movement, and it needs to move too. Take this opportunity to
> study the mechanism and clean things.
>
> On my camera, the reverse lock (forked) lever was completely loose.
> It is also under the silver gear and needs to move freely. You need
> to remove the mirror mover bar, via its big cross-head screw. THIS
> SCREW IS A LEFT HAND SCREW !!!!! Remove the bar and secure the
> reverse lock (forked) lever.
>
> Then put the mirror lever back into place.
>
> Now, the camera gears need to be timed correctly. You will find
> that the film advance finishes in 3 positions. One is the correct
> one - and it ends with the rabbit ears of the silver gear in the
> right place, per the photo.
>
> Under the synchronization plate (that you've removed), you'll find
> the shutter tension drum. Advance it to the tensioned position - it
> will click into place. Advance the film advance to the right
> place. Now re-install the synchronization plate, with the gears in
> the right place and the cutouts in the correct orientation.
>
> Now it should all work.
>
>
>
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