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[OM] Re: Leaving OM-2n on 'AUTO' - How much battery drain?

Subject: [OM] Re: Leaving OM-2n on 'AUTO' - How much battery drain?
From: "Amin Sabet" <asabet@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:17:27 -0500
On Jan 10, 2008 5:07 PM, John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Off" on the 2N is a modified "auto" setting.  If the camera is used in
> a bright light situation that would have given you a shutter speed above
> 1/45th, you will still get that correct auto speed while set to "off".
> It's like shooting on auto without the meter display turned on. Main
> circuit that controls auto speed turns on as the mirror starts to go up.
> A properly operating OM-2/2N has NO battery drain with meter off &
> shutter closed.

Good to know.  So if I leave it OFF when shooting in good light, all
is not lost.  Now I just have to remember to turn it to OFF =).

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