carlb
Established
My OM 2n arrived today but the little motor drive/winder cap that goes on the bottom is missing. There seems to be conflicting views on whether this can cause problems with light leaks or not, and replacements don't seem to be easy to find and/or expensive.
Does anyone use their OM without this little cap and does it cause any problems? Does anyone have a potential fix that is a bit more elegant than using a piece of black electrical tape to cover the hole?
Does anyone use their OM without this little cap and does it cause any problems? Does anyone have a potential fix that is a bit more elegant than using a piece of black electrical tape to cover the hole?
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
sleepyhead
Well-known
Black electrical tape works for me, if only to keep crud out of the opening.
I don't mind if my camera is not elegant.
I don't mind if my camera is not elegant.
nikku
Well-known
You can get machined aluminum MD caps off of ebay, but black electrical tape works just as well. I've also shot w/out a cap and it worked fine.
k.a
Well-known
buy a motordrive? they are really cheep and fun to use. bought mine for approx 10dollars (72 skr).
a halfcase or electrical tape will do just fine if you don't want a motordrice
a halfcase or electrical tape will do just fine if you don't want a motordrice
Fabrice2
Established
I don't know why but my om2n came to me without cap too,
i used it without cap for years and not a single light leak.
The motordrive is fun cause of the noise, I like it
i used it without cap for years and not a single light leak.
The motordrive is fun cause of the noise, I like it
sleepyhead
Well-known
Tastes vary I guess. My camera came with a moter drive attatc hed. Firsdt I thought "cool, I'll use it as a grip if nothing else.
But it didn't feel so ergonomic in my hand, and it destroyed the small form factor of the OM for me, plus I didn't lkike the noise.
I sold it for 20 quid on Ebay. I'm a quite conservative shooter when it comes to film usage.
But it didn't feel so ergonomic in my hand, and it destroyed the small form factor of the OM for me, plus I didn't lkike the noise.
I sold it for 20 quid on Ebay. I'm a quite conservative shooter when it comes to film usage.
Armoured
Well-known
That would be another subject for a poll...
That would be another subject for a poll...
I do use an F100; no complaints about it for my use except that the total size package is pretty big. One thing I hate about it is that if someone wants to 'try it' (which I like to encourage), the uninitiated can burn off three-four frames before their brains kick in and tell them to stop ... pressing ... the ... button. (The first time was actually funny, wish I'd gotten a picture of the look of bewilderment ... 'what's happening?')
[Side note: I find the sensitivity of the button absolutely perfect - easy to distinguish shutter release from turning the meter on, but clearly not obvious to people using digitals with big lag times where you have to HOLD the shutter button until you hear the (fake, recorded) shutter sound]
Cleaning up the other day I came across the MD-12 drive for my original workhorse FE/FM, so decided to check and see if it was working. Now that is a clunky, loud, ungainly beast that would frighten children and small animals. But I used to use it all the time and found it very comfortable to hold (this was before cameras had grips, of course), balances well with even large lenses. In comparison, the F100 seems very quiet and the winding noise not that noticeable.
I prefer to do without, in general; but I have occasionally forgotten to wind after a shot and then cursed myself later when I wasn't quite ready for the next. It's also more disruptive to flow to have to lower the camera and wind with certain lenses (although some cameras are more comfortable to wind while at the eye), winding on a tripod can be inconvenient, etc.
Less trivially, for some subjects, it's very handy to fire off a second frame shortly after the first - some people noticeably relax after 'the picture' has been taken, or simply react well.
Not my general style but useful to have a camera that has it. Now that I notice how many positives I've noted above, I realise it can actually be very useful.
But first I'd choose between which one to use (or to detach if separate) primarily based on size/portability. For 'serious' photography, no problem carrying the extra weight; for carrying around, the smaller the better.
That would be another subject for a poll...
I do use an F100; no complaints about it for my use except that the total size package is pretty big. One thing I hate about it is that if someone wants to 'try it' (which I like to encourage), the uninitiated can burn off three-four frames before their brains kick in and tell them to stop ... pressing ... the ... button. (The first time was actually funny, wish I'd gotten a picture of the look of bewilderment ... 'what's happening?')
[Side note: I find the sensitivity of the button absolutely perfect - easy to distinguish shutter release from turning the meter on, but clearly not obvious to people using digitals with big lag times where you have to HOLD the shutter button until you hear the (fake, recorded) shutter sound]
Cleaning up the other day I came across the MD-12 drive for my original workhorse FE/FM, so decided to check and see if it was working. Now that is a clunky, loud, ungainly beast that would frighten children and small animals. But I used to use it all the time and found it very comfortable to hold (this was before cameras had grips, of course), balances well with even large lenses. In comparison, the F100 seems very quiet and the winding noise not that noticeable.
I prefer to do without, in general; but I have occasionally forgotten to wind after a shot and then cursed myself later when I wasn't quite ready for the next. It's also more disruptive to flow to have to lower the camera and wind with certain lenses (although some cameras are more comfortable to wind while at the eye), winding on a tripod can be inconvenient, etc.
Less trivially, for some subjects, it's very handy to fire off a second frame shortly after the first - some people noticeably relax after 'the picture' has been taken, or simply react well.
Not my general style but useful to have a camera that has it. Now that I notice how many positives I've noted above, I realise it can actually be very useful.
But first I'd choose between which one to use (or to detach if separate) primarily based on size/portability. For 'serious' photography, no problem carrying the extra weight; for carrying around, the smaller the better.
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newspaperguy
Well-known
I use the winder for balance as much as anything
when shooting 135mm or longer lenses. Other
than that, except maybe for sports, it's a PITA.
when shooting 135mm or longer lenses. Other
than that, except maybe for sports, it's a PITA.
ChrisN
Striving
If you do have the winder, and no cap on the body, check inside the battery compartment of the winder. There is a little slot there to store the cap, and sometimes you get lucky and find the cap there.
oftheherd
Veteran
Just saw this thread. The only cameras I have had with motor wind (not drive) were the Contax 139Q and the FX 103. I got a good deal on a winder for the Contax, so I picked it up. Thought I was cool. It didn't take long to realize it added a lot of weight to the camera, and wasn't as fast as my thumb. It also tended somewhat to make me shoot more than needed as mentioned.
I still have the Contax winder, and a couple that came with the FX, but haven't used one in a long time. As long as my thumb keeps working, I probably won't. YMMV.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Hey Carl you should have received the caps I sent you last week by now...
carlb
Established
Hi Sam
They haven't arrived yet but stuff from the US generally seems to take about 2 weeks to get here. We've also just had a long weekend so that will add an extra day to that
I'm sure they'll arrive sometime this week. Cheers
They haven't arrived yet but stuff from the US generally seems to take about 2 weeks to get here. We've also just had a long weekend so that will add an extra day to that
I'm sure they'll arrive sometime this week. Cheers