The OM-4 doesn't use the camera batteries to light the vf LED. It's a
different system. Also, virtually every feature of the camera that you hose
to use will have some affect on the battery drain. Turn the self timer on and
drain goes up. It's normal.
John
wijsmuller@xxxxxx wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> > Older 2s's have a circuit that uses the camera batteries to power the
> > viewfinder LED. SOOO, as long as the flash is on, your camera batteries
> > drain.
>
> John, I recently had a similar experience with my OM-4. Is it likely
> that this problem had the same source?
>
> And it showed exessive drain when using the selftimer too.
>
> Thanks for your comment,
>
> Frank Wijsmuller.
>
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