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Re: [OM] OM3/OM4 battery drain revisited

Subject: Re: [OM] OM3/OM4 battery drain revisited
From: Kennedy <rkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:33:46 +0000
In article , VELUWEH@xxxxxxxxxx writes
>Are removing the batteries or replacing the battery chamber cap with an
>isolated one the only two options you have to completely stop the
>drain, or is setting the shutter speed ring to 'B' (both cameras) or
>'manual 60' (on the OM4) also good enough (i.o.w. does this stop or
>greatly reduce the drain compared to the normal standby position?)

Unfortunately, the battery drain in manual 60 and 'B' are still the same
as in the normal 'off' mode, around 10uA.  So it can't be used to
conserve the batteries.
-- 
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
Python Philosophers         (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)

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