BTW, most modern cameras have an IC register that keeps track of how many times
the shutter is fired. I know the IS cameras have it, though you need the
Olympus CK2 computer box to retrieve the info.
John
Ulf Westerberg wrote:
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> >Only 80,000? Is there a "0" missing from that? If not, that shutter
> doesn't
> >sound like its built to last. Thats only 2,222 rolls of 36 exp. film.!
> >BTW the OM-1 and OM-2 shutter designs are essentially made of the same
> materials
> >where it counts, one should last as long as the other. OM-3 and OM-4 are
> very
> >similar too, only difference is an electromagnet holding the second curtain
> open
> >in the 4.
> >(B and 60 are mechanical).
> >
> >John
> >
>
> No, there's no "0" missing. I guess it's time I revealed my source; it's my
> camera techie that provided this info. They have gone into servicing Nikon
> as well as Olympus, in fact he didn't seem to be very impressed either.
>
> Ulf Westerberg
>
>
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