The low battery drain of the 4T, Ti and 3Ti should not deter anyone from
buying one, in my opinion.
John
Giles wrote:
>
> Too much is made of this problem IMO. Some 2Sps and 4s develop this
> problem, but not all of them. The requisite battery - 357 - is very
> cheap compared with say the lithium battery in a Nikon F601. For the
> price of just one of these you could buy quite a few 357s. The
> simple work around is when you have finished shooting, unscrew the
> battery cover, reverse one of the batteries and replace the cover.
> No more battery drain between outings.
>
> The 4Ti is apparently imune to developing this problem so perhaps
> that is the model to aim for.
>
> I do not think this possible problem should deter you from the
> delights of the OM system.
>
> Giles
>
> > I am reading a lot lately about exessive battery drain in certain OM
> > models (esp. the OM-4).
> > I didn't buy one yet so I am interested: Just how bad is that problem
> > ???
> >
> > Is this a random fault or a major design flaw ?
> >
> > Is there a cure ?
> >
> > Should I rather not get into the OM system ??? ;-)
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Matthias
> >
> >
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