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Re: [OM] Which camera?

Subject: Re: [OM] Which camera?
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:50:41 -0500 (CDT)
> 
> Paul D. Farrar wrote:
> 
> > I would guess that it will be the LCDs that will kill the 3s and 4s. 
> > Electronics
> > can last a very long time, but LCDs often die after 10yrs or so. The 1s and 
> > 2s
> > (except 2S) will probably be going after all the later models are dead. 
> > Don't
> > get rid of that 2N yet!
> 
> How about the cameras with LED displays? LED normally last very long, but why 
> would
> LCD not? Just curious.
> 
> --
> Regards/
>   Ingemar Uvhagen
>   Gislaved, Sweden

That's true. LEDs apparently last a very long time. Leica used LEDs in the
R8. I don't know the reason why LCDs don't. The LCDs on OMs are built into
the circuit boards, and replacement will probably require a board replacement.
Some years down the road this will probably dry up the board supply.

Paul Farrar

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