hi guys,
i can only agree, i spend more on the batteries for my stylus zoom rather than
all 4 of my OM's bodies!! don't have a 2S though. in all the years that i
have use the OM's ( mainly 2 and 4T), it was only once that i had battery
problems and that was because i picked out a pair that was already spent and
forgot that they were. luckily there was the mechanical 60 setting on the 4T.
my problem is that i tend to keep the batteries in, luckily i have never(knock
on wood) had a battery leak on me yet.
francis
Ken Norton wrote:
> >I know what kind of batteries for what OMxx has been thoroughly discussed
> >in the recent past here. However, I never thought I would own a OM2S. But
> >now I am stuck with one unless I take it back and say ouch! So I never
> >noted just what batteries work in the OM2S. I am aware of the terrible
> >battery drain problem and the curse of the green LED when the flash is on.
>
> OK, reality check here folks... As serious as the OM-2S battery drain
> problem is, it hardly compares to the battery eating characteristics of any
> newly designed camera released in the last five years. And not only that,
> but the batteries for the 2S are CHEAP! I don't have to stuff $12 worth of
> lithium batteries in it every dozen rolls. (if I'm lucky)
>
> Sure, I can get a couple years out of the batteries in an OM-1 or OM-2
> wheras the OM-2S requires them a couple times a year (unless I'm doing scads
> of flash work). The batteries in my IS cameras need changing so frequently
> that I've had to budget for them.
>
> Carry a couple extra packages of batteries (they are small and light) with
> you along with a coin and don't worry about it. If they die in a shoot, so
> what. I always check them/replace them immediately before a critical moment
> (wedding processional) to make sure--as I also load a fresh roll in too.
> Takes about the same time as changing film too.
>
> That all said, I did have John upgrade the electronics in my 2S because I am
> doing enough wedding work now that shutting off my flash is becoming a real
> pain in the rumpoid.
>
> Ken N.
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