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[OM] Re: Odd self-timer behavior on OM-4t

Subject: [OM] Re: Odd self-timer behavior on OM-4t
From: Matt Boland <mattb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:16:16 +1000
I have noticed this on my OM4T. It doesn't seem to happen normally, yet 
when I used it on a cold night, it started doing it. I put it down to 
temperature malfunction, but I didn't think of the possibility that it 
might actually be a "feature"....

Robert Swier wrote:
> Hello all,
>  Just to add a little extra OM content, I thought I'd ask for comments about 
> some strange behavior I've noticed in my OM-4t. When shooting macro, I often 
> use the self-timer to take advantage of the mirror lock-up and the touchless 
> shutter release. I sit there while the camera is doing its beeps, then it 
> does the exposure, and usually that's the end. However, sometimes after long 
> expousures, the camera does a second round of beeps *after* the shutter has 
> closed and the mirror has lowered. The pre-exposure beeps (and the flashing 
> light) are obviously intended to say "get ready, I'm about to take a 
> picture. I can't think of what a full sequence of beeps *after* the exposure 
> could mean. I've often wondered if this was a feature of all OM-4t's or if 
> my particular camera has some malfunction or something. This only happens on 
> long exposures, but I don't think its susposed to be an indication that the 
> maximum exposure time has been reached. The images are always properly 
> exposed, so I've never bothered investigating it further.
>  Cheers,
>  Robert Swier
> Toronto, Canada
> 
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