I doubt it was humidity that caused it. The 4Ti is amongst the best sealed OM
bods.
John
Terry and Tracey wrote:
> > Unfortunately my new OM4T decided it didn't like to travel. It doesn't
> >seem to be as well sealed against humidity as my other OMs. At least, I
> >think that is what is causing my batteries to blink on and off. We were in
> >VERY humid conditions (read that downpours of rain) and I wouldn't get any
> >reading inside the viewfinder. I changed batteries before the trip, plus I
> >carried new ones with me and changed them again. Absolutely nothing. Once
> >in a while I could hear a beep coming from the camera body when I wasn't
> >even using it!! Then, a short time later I would check and the display
> >would be functioning again. It didn't matter which batteries I used, and I
> >made certain that the battery chamber was dry, also. Has anyone ever
> >encountered this problem before? I guess I ought to just send it in to be
> >checked over.. but as it is an intermittant problem I'm certain my luck
> >would find it functioning perfectly when in the shop!
>
> I get this effect when I put new batteries in my borrowed 4Ti. Could it be a
> loose connection or bad contact on the battery cap?
>
> Foxy
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