I've experienced two phenomena with my OM-4:
(1) "New" batteries that were not really new and had exceeded the shelf
life at the watch counter where I bought them. Unfortunately, I cannot
find a date code on batteries any more.
(2) Even in the "B" shutter speed position with the mode switch in
"Manual" you can still drain the batteries very quickly if something in
your camera bag is pressing on the button that illuminates the finder (on
right side of prism). This has even happened *in* a "never-ready" case (no
it was not the case that did it, but how the camera was up against a
divider in the camera bag).
I recommend getting another set of batteries (#357 watch batteries) from a
different source and trying again. Every time I've thought it might be the
OM-4 it has always been the batteries and a good set lasts almost a year.
-- John
At 15:31 8/2/00 , you wrote:
>Amazing, Mark. My -4 has developed a similar problem. I had no
>display, and the mirror locked up except on B and 60. I put in new
>batteries, and it worked fine for a couple of days. Then the same thing
>happened. No beep on Battery Check and no red light action. I haven't
>tried these new batteries in another body. I keep the camera on B or 60
>when it's not in use.
>Regards,
>John P
>
>Mark Staiger wrote:
>>
>> Hi Zuiks,
>>
>> Got a problem with my OM4. I thought it was just
>> dead batteries but tried them in my OM2n without a
>> worry so now I am worried! Basically, nothing in
>> the viewfinder display comes on, and when I go to
>> check the battery it just makes a single very
>> short beep. No light comes on the battery check
>> either. What is likely to be the problem and will
>> it be expensive?!? The camera still fires on
>> manual 1/60sec, using flash etc..
>> It happened out-of-the-blue. The only thing I did
>> out of the norm was stick a winder on it but
>> that's it.
>>
>> Any advice would be really appreciated,
>>
>> Regards, Mark
>>
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