OM-2N metering and mount question

[Cistron]

Hello film experts,

I was wondering if there might be something wrong with my OM-2n body.


Is the tab just below the top screw of the mount (next to the scratch) supposed to move freely? I suppose this to compensate the metering readout when the lens is stopped down. Mine moves only anti-clockwise when I turn the manual exposure ring.

What should I do?

I know this is of little consequence of aperture priority, as the metering is determined when the mirror flips up, but is good to know whether I can still use a lens in certain light, without causing a completely blurred photograph.

Thanks a bunch,
Mike

[Cistron]

I just looked it up in the service manual and I think the part is called the "dial gear". Maybe if someone has an OM-2 body they can just fiddle with it.

[Nesster]

On my OM2s I couldn't find that tab for a while --- it's normal spot should be next to the red dot on the mount, and it is spring loaded to return there... yours is at the extreme position possible.

[Cistron]