Going to red B/60 will prevent meter from turning on if release is
depressed, but the baseline drain is still there.
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Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> I suppose the answer is 'no' (everybody would have shouted Eureka
> otherwise) - but I keep asking myself: does turning s.speed ring to red 60
> or B help in any tiny bit this issue with battery drain ?.
>
> Fernando.
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> Also something to consider: Between the original OM-4 circuit and the
>> last 4Ti version, Olympus released 2-3 intermediate circuit boards.
>> There have improved battery drain but do NOT turn the self timer off
>> automatically.
>>
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>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
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>>
>>
>> Piers Hemy wrote:
>>
>>> I would say you want the OM-4 manual(s), Darin, but keep in mind the
>>> following factory notes of variations from the manual for an OM-4 with a
>>> circuit from OM-4T:
>>>
>>> 1. Where the battery check used to stay on until switched off (or the
>>> batteries died), the new circuit will shut off in 30 seconds.
>>> 2. With the original circuit, the Finder LED lights whenever the flash ready
>>> light is on. With the new circuit, the Finder LED "clears" itself (shuts
>>> off?) after 120 seconds even if the flash ready light is on.
>>> 3. In Auto mode, the original circuit will only fire a T-series flash -- the
>>> new circuit will fire any flash if the shutter speed falls below 1/60th
>>> second.
>>> 4. In the original circuit, the finder must be ON for the memory to be
>>> cleared -- with the new circuit, the memory can be cleared even if the
>>> display is off.
>>>
>>> (Taken from Clint Rumbo's notes on Mark Dapoz' site).
>>>
>>> But it might be easier to find a 4T manual and make do!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Piers
>>>
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