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connloyalist
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 Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:44 pm Post subject: Olympus OM-20 loud shutter |
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connloyalist wrote:
Some time ago I picked up an Olympus OM-20, mostly for curiosity (I like Olympus OM lenses and my current camera is an Olympus mirrorless). I haven't tried to run a roll of film through it (yet), but everything seems to be working. One thing that I am unsure about though is that the shutter is quite loud. It sounds like whacking a ruler into a table. Is it supposed to be that loud or is there some dampening material missing?
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
Louder when compared to another SLR?  The mirror slap on my Spotmatics is loud, especially in the calm Autumn. You should hear the Pentax 6x7 mirror slap!
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX-A ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
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connloyalist
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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connloyalist wrote:
Unfortunately I don't have much to compare it to. Does the shutter sound change depending on whether you have film loaded into the camera?
Digressing a bit here, I am thinking about maybe picking up a Spotmatic actually. I guess I like film camera bodies, especially the less-electronic ones, for the same reason I like manual lenses: for the sheer mechanical-ness of them. So I might actually be tempted to try to Spotmatic SL (the one without the light meter). My understanding is that the light meters on these don't always work correctly after 50 years, as well as the battery situation and that the old mercury batteries tended to cause corrosion in the battery compartment?
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
 The foam rubber mirror bumper may need replacement.
My understanding too about the Spotmatics, although many still work fine after all these years. Coincidentally just yesterday during some Spring cleaning I found a big bag with rolls and rolls of film, and my Spotmatics. Trying not to get distracted...
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Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX-A ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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SandroB
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SandroB wrote:
As a user of Leica M camera's I wasn't used anymore to the sound of an old SLR, until I received a Spotmatic and a Nikkormat. Both louder that I re3mebered but the Nikkormat was really loud. It turned out that the mirror damper of the Nikkormat was about gone, so I have it replaced. The damper of the Spotmatic is fine.
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Steinheil Culminar 2.8/90
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 4.5/135
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