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Re: [OM] Which camera?

Subject: Re: [OM] Which camera?
From: "R. Lee Hawkins" <lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:57:35 -0400
Cc: lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In your message dated: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:36:20 PDT you write:
>
>consider is the OM2-SP. It's going for about half the cost of the OM-4 and
>still offers spot metering, same as the OM-2000. It's not multi-spot like
>the OM-4, but you can do the math in your head if you want to save money. If
>you do a LOT of flash work where the flash stays turned on for hours, you
>will get battery drain. Under normal circumstances, this is not a problem.
>The OM-2SP also did NOT have the infamous "circuit" problem of the OM-4. Of
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Where did you get this idea?  AFAIK, the OM-4, -2S, and -PC *all* could
suffer from battery drain problems due to the circuit board design.
John H., can you set me straight on this if I am wrong?

Cheers,
--Lee

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