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the news is good, i think. my om2n problem seems to have mysteriously passed. i'm not certain why. perhaps the new batteries needed to settle in

a bit? maybe a result of playing around a bit with the exposure compensation dial? but the camera seems to be metering correctly now, or at least

within a half stop of all my other cameras. i took it out for a walk yesterday and really enjoyed my shooting. it really does handle beautifully. we'll

see how things work going forward, but i'm holding on to this one for now. john, i'll keep you bookmarked as my go-to guy for all things olympus.

thanks again.

thanks for all your input. at this point i'm fairly certain it's the om2n that's out of whack, not my other cameras, all of which are reading the same way, including a newish dslr with fresh batteries. also i am using MS76 batteries, so that shouldn't be a problem.

i'm leaning toward sending it back to keh, but before i do, would a good CLA fix the the problem? the camera looks to be in fine shape otherwise, but my experience with old bodies leads me to think it'll need a CLA sooner or later. perhaps i'll just get it done now. might be worth it in the long run.

A om2n I just received from KEH seems to have a problem with the meter. I've compared it to every camera I own,

and while all others meter a subject at 125/5.6, the om2n meters the same subject at 30/5.6. The camera is

consistent with itself, reading the same way in aperture preferred and manual. I'm using new silver oxide

batteries. The thing is, this is the second om2n I've received from KEH, and the first one had the same

overexposure problem by about the same +2 margin. Am I doing something wrong? Should I send this one back too?

Thanks for your time.

i've got an mx and an me super, both of which i love, both of which have the

same problem. could be me, operator error, that is. here goes: when shooting

rolls of 36, somewhere around 20 or so the frame advance starts to slip. it will

wind through, resetting the shutter, but the film doesn't advance with it. so

that if you failed to notice the signs (it's a subtle grinding feel as the

sprockets slip past under the film) you'd end up with multiple exposures on that

frame. what's going on? am i failing to load the film properly? any advice?

thanks all.