<p>Hi I've just got my "new" Olympus <strong>OM-2S</strong>Program from local trift shop.<br>
Imagine body in excellent condition and four lenses for $12.00 + tax. <br>
1.G.ZUIKO AUTO-W 28mm/F1:3,5 (nice and clean) with both caps and UV filter<br>
2.ZUIKO AUTO-MACRO 50MM/F1:3,5 (nice and clean)<br>
3.ZUIKO AUTO-ZOOM 75-150MM/F1:4 (nice and clean)<br>
4.KIRON 28-105MM/F3.2-4.5 MACRO 1:4 ( small scratch on front glass - easy to replace )<br>
Camera impressed me so much that on my way home I installed new batteries, and surprise works.<br>
The joy was not to long as after some dust cleaning and few tests, with no film, suddenly mirror finished in lockup positions and camera was blocked. Every attempt and combination of "Manual/SPOT" position, "B" etc gave negative result.<br>
So I found on web http://olympus.dementia.org which gave me all necessary information about structure of camera and after short study, with nothing to loose, I decided to check how my OLY looks inside and maybe repair it by myself. </p>
<p>1. bottom cover of camera was removed ( four screws ) - this part was easy one. </p>
<p>2. in my case responsible for blockage was "transport gear unit" which grease was so old and thick that <br>
spring of unit was not able to put system on time in proper position. Old grease was responsible so the<br>
whole "transport gear unit" was removed ( 3 tiny screws), cleaned with WD-40, an excess of WD-40 was<br>
removed with air gun and dried with clean paper tissue and installed back on it's place.</p>
<p>3. bottom cover put on place and hurrah - everything works like new.<br>
So I was lucky with my OM-2S DIY repair and hope that this post will help, at least some of you, Olympus<br>
olympus om-2s - mirror lockup?
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<p>Hi I've just got my "new" Olympus <strong>OM-2S</strong>Program from local trift shop.<br>
Imagine body in excellent condition and four lenses for $12.00 + tax. <br>
1.G.ZUIKO AUTO-W 28mm/F1:3,5 (nice and clean) with both caps and UV filter<br>
2.ZUIKO AUTO-MACRO 50MM/F1:3,5 (nice and clean)<br>
3.ZUIKO AUTO-ZOOM 75-150MM/F1:4 (nice and clean)<br>
4.KIRON 28-105MM/F3.2-4.5 MACRO 1:4 ( small scratch on front glass - easy to replace )<br>
Camera impressed me so much that on my way home I installed new batteries, and surprise works.<br>
The joy was not to long as after some dust cleaning and few tests, with no film, suddenly mirror finished in lockup positions and camera was blocked. Every attempt and combination of "Manual/SPOT" position, "B" etc gave negative result.<br>
So I found on web http://olympus.dementia.org which gave me all necessary information about structure of camera and after short study, with nothing to loose, I decided to check how my OLY looks inside and maybe repair it by myself. </p>
<p>1. bottom cover of camera was removed ( four screws ) - this part was easy one. </p>
<p>2. in my case responsible for blockage was "transport gear unit" which grease was so old and thick that <br>
spring of unit was not able to put system on time in proper position. Old grease was responsible so the<br>
whole "transport gear unit" was removed ( 3 tiny screws), cleaned with WD-40, an excess of WD-40 was<br>
removed with air gun and dried with clean paper tissue and installed back on it's place.</p>
<p>3. bottom cover put on place and hurrah - everything works like new.<br>
So I was lucky with my OM-2S DIY repair and hope that this post will help, at least some of you, Olympus<br>
funs put theirs to life.</p>
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