Rageagainst20
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My girlfriend has recently been given a 1970's original OM-2. I have been reading up about prices but I don't know if these are for original or reissues. I do not know a lot about cameras I will admit that now but I was wondering if you could give me advice on two points
1. How much do you think this camera would be worth. It is in perfect condition and looks barely used (a rough estimate would do)
2. The camera unfortunately has a broken film advance lever it seems to be stuck. When we put new batteries in it it signalled it was still responding to the batteries as the exposure counter showed and the red lamp came on. I was wondering if anyone would know how much it would cost to fix
Thank you for reading and your time!
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beejaybee
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1. How much do you think this camera would be worth. It is in perfect condition and looks barely used
Browse the relevant eBay section to get an idea.
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2. The camera unfortunately has a broken film advance lever it seems to be stuck.
'Tis not in perfect condition, then, is it?
It's broken, therefore worth nothing except to a camera repairer.
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BigWill
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Hi. You may well find that the shutter is simply "locked" due to the batteries being spent/operating camera without batteries inserted, and the camera is not broken. If you follow the procedure outlined in the link below (scroll down page until you come to "reset procedure") it will show you how to unlock the shutter on the OM2. Make sure you insert (the right way round!!!!) two fresh silver oxide (SR44/LR44) type batteries in the camera first:
How to unlock mirror/shutter on Olympus OM2
As to it's value...................probably not much. Maybe around £50 on a good day for a mint example body but check ebay listing for a more accurate estimate.
Hope this helps.
BigWill
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Edited by BigWill (21/06/2008 08:59)
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El Sid
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The camera unfortunately has a broken film advance lever it seems to be stuck. When we put new batteries in it it signalled it was still responding to the batteries as the exposure counter showed and the red lamp came on. I was wondering if anyone would know how much it would cost to fix
There's not a film in it that's waiting to be rewound is there? The lever won't advance if there's no more film left to come out of the spool.
Alternatively as it also acts as the shutter cocking mechanism it won't advance if the shutter is aready cocked and ready to shoot...
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swanseadave
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I think your concept of a "reissue" camera is a false one.OM2s were manufactured for many years and all were original.You can find a PDF manual here Hope you get it sorted.
Cheers Dave
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beejaybee
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I think your concept of a "reissue" camera is a false one. OM2s were manufactured for many years and all were original.
But there was an "original" model and a revised version - OM2n - I think the main difference was in the flash circuitry, something to do with OTF flash exposure control with the T20 & T32 flash guns. OM1 (as opposed to OM1n) is reasonably common but I get the impression that the vast majority of OM2s are the N model.
Speaking of flash, does the camera still have its (detachable) hot shoe adapter? If so, are there cracks at the corners of the aperture at the back where the fixing screw is operated? Most OM1 & 2 cameras have lost their hot shoe adapters, and almost all of the existing ones are cracked to some extent, as a result of overtightening. They almost always still work, though.
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BigWill
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I think your concept of a "reissue" camera is a false one. OM2s were manufactured for many years and all were original.
But there was an "original" model and a revised version - OM2n - I think the main difference was in the flash circuitry, something to do with OTF flash exposure control with the T20 & T32 flash guns. OM1 (as opposed to OM1n) is reasonably common but I get the impression that the vast majority of OM2s are the N model.
Speaking of flash, does the camera still have its (detachable) hot shoe adapter? If so, are there cracks at the corners of the aperture at the back where the fixing screw is operated? Most OM1 & 2 cameras have lost their hot shoe adapters, and almost all of the existing ones are cracked to some extent, as a result of overtightening. They almost always still work, though.
Main difference between the original OM2 and the later OM2N model was that the 2N did away with that "reset shutter" button feature on the lens throat (it was moved to the meter switch on the 2N which said "check/reset" whereas the OM2 meter switch simply said "check") and the 2N featured a flash-ready/exposure confirmation led in the viewfinder. Both models had OTFP (off the film plane) metering and TTL (through the lens) flash metering.
BigWill
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Edited by BigWill (21/06/2008 12:31)
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