OM-4s lock up (you don't need a changing bag to change batteries), and that can
be fixed. For starters, use silver oxide 357 batteries only. Even the 2N will
lock up. The 4T and 4Ti can, at times, malfunction as well.
John
Camtech
www.zuiko.com
Tony D'Alfonso wrote:
> Dear John and other Zuikophobes,
>
> I am new to this list and the topic I want to discuss is probably old hat,
> but here goes.
>
> I have an OM2N which I consider to be the best photographic instrument
> ever made. I bought one soon after they were released and it has NEVER let
> me down, and even one of my die hard Canon friends casts envious eyes upon
> it !
>
> When the OM4 was released I was in the USA and rushed out and purchased one
> and have been very happy with it except for a battery drain problem.
> Sometimes, the camera will lock up half way through a film and the only way
> to restore it to normal is to stick it in a light-tight bag and change the
> batteries. I use the better batteries, SR 44's I think, so I know it is not
> related to battery types.
>
> I am told this was common with the first OM4 models & was corrected in the
> OM4 T (Ti ) models.
>
> Is this true, or am I alone with this problem ?
>
> Can anyone tell me the easiest way to correct this, as the Olympus
> distributors in Australia do not even acknowledge there is a problem with
> battery drain. ?
>
> I am told one way to fix it is to replace the circuit board (very
> expensive) or purchase a beaten up OM 4 and transplant its electronics into
> my OM4, on the assumption that a well used OM4 does not have a battery
> drain problem.
>
> I emailed Olympus in Japan a year ago about it but had no response at all
> which is disappointing as I have been an Olympus customer for over 25
> years.
>
> I would appreciate responses from the engineering/electronically minded or
> from others who have experienced and overcome this problem, especially if
> you live in Melbourne, Australia.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony.
>
> ----------
> > From: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] T32 flash
> > Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 2:55 AM
> >
> > On Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:36:34 -0400, John wrote:
> >
> > >Lee is correct, the 2S board is cousin to the 4 and bears no resemblance
> to
> > >spartan simplicity (and wonderfulness) of the 2N.
> > >
> >
> > How (as a now retired electronics engineer) I agree with that. The 2N
> > was elegantly simple in its operation. It was so simple you could all
> > but make it yourself from parts from Tandy (Radio Shack)!
> >
> > Regards
> > --
> > John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)
> >
> >
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