I have CE circuits for the 4T, but no one is likely to spend the $400 +
to have one put in.
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On 1/15/2013 5:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> You'd better hope that it is batteries or electrical contacts or
> something else equally simple. There are no more replacement circuit
> boards available for OM-4s.
>
> Jez's comment that you must use silver oxide batteries is very
> important. The OM-4T has better battery life than the OM-4 but neither
> camera has an off switch and is always idling at low power while
> batteries are installed. If you use alkaline batteries the voltage will
> quickly fall below the minimum required to operate the camera. In fact,
> even if you're using silver oxide batteries if they have been installed
> since the summer you may have depleted them already. If you are going
> to leave the camera unused for any long period of time it is best to
> remove the batteries. In the meantime go find some silver oxide
> batteries. We will all hope very fervently that your camera will soon
> be working again.
>
> If the camera failed when you tried to take a shot and the mirror was
> released and is stuck in the up position that is another indicator that
> the problem is low batteries. That behavior is by design. The mirror
> is up but the shutter has not fired and that frame of film has not been
> wasted.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/15/2013 10:40 AM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
>> I have an OM4T, bought it this summer and already shot a few rolls with it.
>>
>>
>>
>> My family went out hiking yesterday, and I put a new roll of Kodak Portra
>> 400 in the camera, grabbed a T20 and left home.
>>
>>
>>
>> During the hiking, I shot a couple of pictures, some with flash some
>> without. After the 10th shot, the camera was dead. There was no display, and
>> the camera had no response to the Battery Check. Well, I thought the battery
>> is dead. On the way home, I tried the Battery Check again, strangely, I can
>> see the test light and heard audible signals, but still there was no
>> display.
>>
>>
>>
>> When we arrived at home, I tried new batteries. Now, the camera is
>> completely dead, no display, no light, now sound.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you happen to know what kind of problems it might be? It seems that I now
>> need to start saving a couple hundred dollar for a CLA. I like the camera, I
>> want to use it.
>>
>>
>>
>> EDB
>>
>>
>>
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