Thank you John, you made my day!
We'll see if the screw is loose in the future, but It works flawlessly for
now. This post will be saved for the future!
I don't do a lot of analog work anymore, so I hope with maybe a slight
readjustment in the future the Multi-spot-wonder will last some time to
come:).
Wishing you (all) a fine day,
Iwert
Op zo 22 okt 2023 om 23:56 schreef John Hermanson <jhermanson21@xxxxxxxxx>:
> There is a small screw inside the release button hole. It has probably
> screwed down too far due to cable release use (cable release can tend to
> spin a sit is pushed). Use a #2 screwdriver and turn screw slightly ccw to
> back it out. That will raise the screw and allow shutter to fire without
> having to push button as far. problem is, if screw is loose, it may just
> go out of adjustment again.
>
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 10:19 AM Iwert Bernakiewicz <iwert.bcz@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > Peeking out of lurking mode with a mechanical question:
> >
> > I got hold of a rather nice laboratory OM-4Ti. With a cable release the
> > camera works flawlessly, but when I use the shutter button the shutter
> > releases only very intermittently. It takes several 'hard' touches to get
> > the shutter to release. So I suppose something might be going on in
> between
> > shutter button and the mechanism. I'm rather handy, but know the OM-4 is
> > not for the faint hearted to work on. Can I dream of a simple fix, or is
> > there maybe something bent in there (I think the camera was maybe used in
> > an automated set-up where something mechanized pushed the shutter, the
> > button has small indentation marks.).
> >
> > Any ideas welcome!
> >
> > All the best from Belgium,
> >
> > Iwert
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