Olympus XA2 stuck at 30 photos/exposures/shots?

Just been out with my new Olympus XA2. Wow, I love this camera, I was in street photography heaven getting up close with people in Chinatown for the New Year Celebrations. But the camera stopped taking photos at 30. I just want to check if it is normal, there is a fix or if my model is broke? Thank you.

Did you put in a 24 exposure roll or a 36 exposure roll? Depending on how you loaded it, you might have reached the end of the roll. If I were you, I'd rewind the film and play with it empty before you think there's a problem.

Check your battery.

Obviously I put a 36mm roll in :rolleyes::p

Battery is fine, brand new.

 

It seemed fine empty, maybe I put an extra 1cm of film in when loading yesterday; doesn't seem enough to stop at 30. Stuck a new roll in and it was so much fun yesterday, I will probably blaze through it again. Then will see if it is a proper issue.

Today it went fine to 36. False alarm. Maybe I was pressing too hard yesterday or something.

I've found that some older XA's get a little temperamental about recocking when you wind, and require just a little extra nudge of the winder. Don't overdo it, though, because there's a fair amount of plastic in there. The XA shutter button is also an electrical contact that can be a little glitchy at times.