A 4Ti board will work fine in an OM-4, but the total cost parts / labor is over
$400.
When Olympus did this work (Up until they stopped 4 service a year or two ago),
they charged their flat rate on labor (which was a loss leader) and charge $0
for parts.
Installing a new circuit in a 2S would have also gotten you a NEW circuit AND a
top cover (which had a streched prism area for less IC cracking).
The big guys can absorb these costs, outside shops don't.
John
Camtech
Gary Schloss wrote:
> Gary R. wrote:
>
> >One thing I can tell you. US laws require factory service and parts to be
> >offered for 7 years after a product is discontinued.
> >
> >The OM-4 is past that point, versus the OM-4T and Ti. IMHO, anyone selling a
> >OM-4 over $350US (10), $320 (9) and $290 (8) is nuts, given there are no
> >circuit boards available for replacement. It makes for a very dicey purchase
> >to pay over that.
>
> I must disagree with Gary R. -- I think that it's way too early to
> eulogize the OM-4. My own sample has been serving me unfailingly as
> my primary body for several years now (I bought is secondhand), and
> it shows no signs of fatigue.
>
> Moreover, I'm pondering the relevance of circuit boards availability.
> IMHO, it should be feasible to convert an OM-4 into an OM-4T simply
> by swapping the circuit board, as well as the top and bottom plates.
> I'm still unclear why a circuit board for OM-4T implanted inside an
> OM-4 won't work. After all, the only differences are in the flash mode,
> and any OM-4T fuly supports T-series strobes.
>
> John H., pls help!
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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