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[Jim]

 Hey all! My OM10 seems to have a mind of its own when the shutter is released. It does not fire at the right speed in auto or when using the manual adapter.  The shutter stays open for around one second before shutting.  This does not seem to happen all

[rick oleson]

 Magnetically controlled shutters sometimes develop erratic behavior from either dirt on the electromagnet face, or a residual permanent magnetization that builds up.  The first thing to try is cleaning the magnet surfaces.  These are generally located

[Jim]

 I'll give that a try.  One other thing I noticed is that my OM10 seemed to function just fine with no film in it, both on auto and manual, so I decided to try some film.  That's when it started to act up again. Could that have something to do wit

[rick oleson]

 hmmm, that seems odd....

[josh]

 Hi, just got an OM10 and whilst using it without film the winder jammed, this happend before so I took off the lens and the mirror had stopped half way open, I moved the mirror catch and then it seemed to work. But this time it wont un-jam, any a