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Re: [OM] OM-4 - does the flash-ready viewfinder led drain the camera bat

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4 - does the flash-ready viewfinder led drain the camera batteries?
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 09:36:00 -0400
Yes it does and there's no mod for it.  Same goes for the PC (OM-40)  When a
T flash is in the shoe and turned on, it will help drain the camera
batteries. The only camera that can be changed regarding this is the 2S.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jez.Cunningham@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 4:59 AM
Subject: [OM] OM-4 - does the flash-ready viewfinder led drain the camera
batteries?


> I guess the question says it all.
> I believe there was a mod for one of the other single-digit OMs but I
think
> it happened to me with my T-32 and my OM-4.  I left it all powered up and
> ready to use for maybe up to an hour and when I grabbed it for the quick
> flash grab shot the mirror stayed up (classic OM-4 flat battery
behavior) -
> all was fine after replacing the camera batteries.
> I suppose there's no simple mod and I just have to remember to turn off
the
> T-32?
> thanks and best regds
> Jez
>
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