John Hermanson wrote:
>
> The main "bug" of the original 4 was high battery drain. The current 4Ti
> boards are 1/2 to 1/3 that amount. If the 4Ti goes on for years and years
> in production (?) there may be circuit improvements, otherwise, not.
> One thing that old OM-4s did: Fire the shutter with the body cap on, set to
> auto. Shutter stays open, and remains open even if you turn the switch to
> manual (while the shutter is open). This might be one way to tell if your 4
> had ever received a new circuit, as later circuit versions didn't do this.
Checked out my OM-4 and...
Oh no, it´s an Amp suzzling battery eating monster! And I haven´t
noticed until yet, just changed the batteries once a year. Maybe it´s
broken, because it doesn´t consume enough batteries. Or maybe it´s
powered wireless, through electro smog. ;-)
Richard
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