Yes, and you must use 5 individual batteries, not 2 lithiums and one alkaline.
You
are probably better off with 5 silver oxides.
John
Stephen Border wrote:
> Ben,
> I also bought a used OM-F/30 as a second body. I was aware that the
> focus
> assist did not work, (did not bother me at the time). What I found though
> was that the body uses no less than five batteries behind the front panel.
>
> I believe, (and I may be wrong) that two batteries are for the exposure
> meter and the remaining three are focus assist. They seem to go flat at
> different rates and even though the battery check indicated the batteries
> were OK, replacing the batteries brought the focus assist to life.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ben Poels
> > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 1998 1:58 AM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] OM-F focus assist
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an OM-F that I bought used. The focus assist LED's
> > do not work. Is there anything simple to look at to for a quick
> > fix or is this best left to a professional? I don't really
> > want to use this feature but it would be fun to see how well
> > it works.
> >
> > Ben Poels
> > Kingston, Ontario
> >
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