Hi all!
So far, I've been exceptionally impressed with my OM-4s that I'm
evaluating. Thanks to everyone for all the help! It'll be a
done deal this weekend if all goes well...
Might be off base for the list since it's not an SLR, but one of my
employees bought the company an Olympus IS-20 DLX a couple of weeks
ago (that they neglected to mention for some mysterious reason :) ).
They take pictures of suspicious vehicles and such, and needed a
reliable camera that's easy to use. Appearently, it worked great
until this weekend when I found out they'd bought it. Utilizing
my freshly obtained camera prowess, I suggested they purchase and
install a UV filter for it so as to protect the lens since the damn
thing apperently cost me a small fortune... The built in lens cap
fit nicely with the filter attatched and I thought nothing else
about it.
Anyway, since they installed the filter, it's burning through a
pair of batteries every day. The camera has been left turned off
and the flash and lens cap are kept closed when the camera is not
being used. I called the camera shop where they purchased it (Wolf
Camera). *They* said there's nothing wrong with it and no way
the filter installation could possibly be suspect. My guys removed
the filter this afternoon, but it'll likely be tomorrow afternoon
before we know if the filter was the problem.
Have any of you had any experience with this or heard/read any
reports about battery problems with this particular model? Also,
if you've got any opinions about Olympus's IS line, I'd love to
hear 'em since I know absolutely nothing about them (other than
that I now own one!)...
Best to you all,
Bethany
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