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02/25/2005 01:42:48 PM · #1 |
I have an E10 in my hands but it has become stuck. The LCD and viewfinder are black. It does take pics but they're black. I can see the metering info in the viewfinder though. Something's stuck (aperture?? shutter??). Anybody have any experience with these things? I called a repair shop and they said roughly 200-300. I also couldn't find much info on this specifically though I did find that it does seem to come up for this cam. Any guess on how hard this would be to fix oneself? It is and SLR after all.
...sorry about the crappy thread title I submitted it before i checked it.
Message edited by author 2005-02-25 13:44:23.
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02/25/2005 01:50:46 PM · #2 |
| Send a PM to BradP. He might have some answers. |
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02/25/2005 02:20:09 PM · #3 |
Funny, I did think of that but considering that I don't know him I thought I'd post publicly. I guess the name BradP and E-10 are almost synonymous. :O
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02/25/2005 02:27:46 PM · #4 |
| BradP, Autool and Magnetic9999 pretty much OWN the highest scoring photos page for that camera, so it seems likely that they'd be the most familiar with it. |
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02/25/2005 02:39:23 PM · #5 |
| Problem is that the shutter on the E-10 and E-20 cameras are leaf shutters and wear out after about 20,000+ shutter actuations. This is a very common problem for these cameras, and if I'm not mistaken, Olympus repairs the shutter for about $200. I would contact their technical support to see how to go about doing this if you think it's worth the money to repair your camera. If you need their number, let me know. |
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02/25/2005 02:46:43 PM · #6 |
Hmm, well if I have to replace something as opposed to prying it open and poking and prodding that would be more difficult. I was looking at the exploded parts diagram and I wasn't even sure where the shutter was. I couldn't foresee how to get to the shutter because from my understanding this camera doesn't use a traditional mirror that flips. So I'm not exactly sure what I would find in there or how to access the shutter.
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02/25/2005 02:55:23 PM · #7 |
| I"m not sure about how to fix these things myself as I'm not very technically minded. Here's a couple of pix of the shutter/lens assembly if you're interested. A couple of other things to check would be to make sure that the shutter lever is not in the closed position. Also, was the camera out in the cold weather? If so, this can cause the shutter to stick, but would start to work after being in the warmth for a while. |
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02/25/2005 03:07:28 PM · #8 |
Holy smokes that pic is cool. Just what I needed to see. What piece is the shutter? The light grey piece or is that some kind of mount?
Well the camera was shipped to me so it was cold from being in the van. But it was in the house for a couple of hours when it got stuck and hasn't dislodged several days later now. I've ruled out the shutter lever as the source of the problem.
I can't be certain of the exact number of pics taken with the cam but the continuous number system that was being used to name the files was at 7500. So I would imagine the camera has maybe aroundn 10,000 clicks on it.
Message edited by author 2005-02-25 15:10:05.
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02/25/2005 03:19:39 PM · #9 |
You can't always tell the number of shutter actuations by the file number because if at anytime the owner of the camera set the file numbering system to "reset," it would start the file number to 1 each time the cameara was turned on.
If the camera was working from the person you purchased it from and was outside for any length of time, it maybe that the shutter is stuck. I wouldn't know how to fix it, but maybe start a forum thread on //www.dpreview asking how to fix it yourself and you'll get some good answers.
The piece on the left hand side of the top pic is the shutter and connecting it with the lens is the prism that does the job of sending the image up to the shutter, in place of a mirror. |
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02/25/2005 03:22:20 PM · #10 |
i noticed some type of numbering device might that tell how many pictures have been taken ?
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02/25/2005 03:23:35 PM · #11 |
oh the shutter is up there i thought it would be in line with the lens. Thanks for the advice!
Message edited by author 2005-02-25 15:38:51.
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02/25/2005 03:30:50 PM · #12 |
I never had any shutter problems with mine. It did quit AF and I bit the bullet and sent it to olympus. They charged $250 to rebuild the whole camera and included a six month warranty. It has worked fine ever since (about a year now).
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02/25/2005 03:45:16 PM · #13 |
I do recall some 'stuck shutter' problems on dpreview.com forums. I think a trip to the local Olympus dealer is in order for you. :(
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02/25/2005 04:05:08 PM · #14 |
You're right jon there are some good threads on DPReview. They're all basically telling me I'm screwed. (I wonder how I missed them -I thought I did a search). I meant to say the camera's screwed. I'm fine! ; )
Message edited by author 2005-02-25 17:05:15.
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02/25/2005 05:07:18 PM · #15 |
An odd thing is that I searched on ebay and at least two bidders were willing to pay 300 for a camera describing my exact problem. That sort of led me to believe a fix might be easy considering it sells for less than 400 used.
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