Bleedinggumsmurphy Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck909 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwmcbroom Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Check your battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedinggumsmurphy Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedinggumsmurphy Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Today it went fine to 36. False alarm. Maybe I was pressing too hard yesterday or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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