Every manufacturer has these type of problems. I remember when the
Nikon 35Ti (?) came out a few years ago. Hmm, it seems they used a
type of IC which caused battery drain.. Imagine that!
When the F2 came out in the 70s, the curtain speeds were so high (to
achieve 1/2000) that the curtains used to rip out of the bars.
John
Charles Loeven wrote:
>
> How about it?
> Is Olympus OM the only system with these electrical "failures",
> or do we just hear of them because we are on the Oly list?
> What other camera companies have had these or other design problems?
>
> Charlie L
> CPL49@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> <<I have an OM4 body and some lenses for it that I have not used in about 9
> years. I bought two OM4s together, and the circuitry on one failed shortly
> after the warranty period--the batteries would drain in a few hours,
> rendering
> the camera useless. To their credit, Olympus fixed it. About six months
> later the other one failed in the same way. Estimates to repair it run from
> $100 to $150. So I never bothered with it, which is why it remains unused.
> I
> had a couple of old Nikons to fall back on. Would you be interesting in
> buying
> the body and lenses--21mmm f/3.5, Macro 50mm 3.5 and 14 and 25 auto
> extension
> tubes, mint condition, and 28mm f/2, whichs how some wear. And what would
> you
> offer?>>
>
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