Try the worlds cheapest cure:
Take out the battery and put it back in.
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On May 14, 2015 2:07 PM, "Cyril Fernandez" <cy_fernandez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Story so far . . .
>
> My name is Cy Fernandez and just joined this list yesterday. I started
> shooting in '96 with a Canon Elan II, then an EOS 3 and in 2003 switched
to
> a digital Canon 10D. Fast forward to 2012 and my then future wife and I
> were backpacking in Zion NP w/the 10D and we accidently left ALL the gear
> there. Called Park Service, never recovered. Decided to change systems
to
> micro 4/3rds and got a Panasonic GH2 (for the awesome video capability for
> my soon to be born son) with several lenses because it is much smaller
and
> lighter than my old Canon gear. Loved shooting video with this, but never
> fell in love with the controls and handling for stills.
>
> 2 months ago the Panasonic gear gets stolen, but we have insurance and I
> replace it with:
>
> 1) an Olympus OM D E-M1 (love the handling and controls)
> 2) 12-60mm f2.8-4 SWD w/corresponding MMF-3 adaptor since the lens is from
> the older 4/3rds system and
> 3) a smaller 40-150mm f4-5.6 (because my wife found the previous lens HUGE
> for her to use).
>
> With money tighter now that I have a 2 year old son, I cannot afford the
> expensive lenses that I used to have in my old Canon setup (100mm f2.8
macro
> and 300mm f4 telephoto). Then I found out about adaptors and the older
> Olympus OM format :-)
>
> Went crazy on Craigslist 2 weeks ago and found a OM-2 w/50mm f1.8 for $40
in
> excellent condition. Shot a roll of film just to test it out and it
meters
> great. Went to a local camera shop that had used gear and picked up:
>
> 1) 28mm f3.5
> 2) 135mm f3.5
> 3) 200mm f4.0
>
> Each lens cost $40 and I also picked up a couple of inexpensive reversing
> rings to do some macrophotography. They were all in excellent condition.
> Got an inexpensive adaptor to attach my OM lenses to my digital body and
> love manually focusing w/OM lenses. These primes feel so smooth.
> Unfortunately, I lose the wide angle advantage because the E-M1
effectively
> doubles the focal length, but now I have a 400mm f4 (200mm x 2)!
>
> Went to an airshow this past weekend, my wife with the digital Oly and me
> with the OM system and Fuji 160C and 400H . Nice to print some rolls
> immediately and give to my son's grandmother. The prints turned out great
> and may start shooting the left over rolls of Velvia that I still have
from
> LONG ago.
>
> Now the present and my problem.
>
> Just bought an OM-2S ( for the spot metering) from a widowed doctor's wife
> that also included the SM-R attachment. The body looks brand because he
> ONLY used it for work and it was rarely needed. Was firing it yesterday
> (with used film) and everything seemed to work, when after about 20 hits
> with the shutter button the mirror locked up. I reset the body according
> to the manual and the mirror went down. Replaced the batteries with
another
> brand new set, but now the mirror always sticks. I can always reset it to
> drop the mirror. BTW, the weird black and white pattern is what I see
when
> the mirror is locked up. Everything else seems to work as far as I can
> tell.
>
> I went to John Hermanson's site but he is unavailable, at least for the
time
> being. Does anyone have an idea what may be happening to my OM-2S? Is
> there another respected camera tech that I can have look at it? I live
in
> Los Angeles. Thanks for any help. Cheers.
>
> Cy
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