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From: ClassicVW@xxxxxxx <ClassicVW@xxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Delayed shutter release - final
>In a message dated 5/11/99 6:03:05 PM EST, jahudson@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
><< ......having been to one of our mainline repair facilities; the
replacement
> batteries I bought earlier today from large drug store were 100 0ead
right
> out of the sealed package !! Now having got a second replacement set which
> are 100% alive my OM4T works just fine...... :-)))
>
> John Hudson
> >>
>It sounded like dead batteries to all of us on the list, including the
>revered Dr. Hermanson, President of The Institute. A good reason to have
>several spares, not just one set, on hand. And not to berate you- but why
>didn't you test the new batteries with your tester before making the trip
to
>the repair facility?
A tester is next on my shopping list! As a long time user of an almost 40
year old all mechanical no frills, no TTL metering, no metering at all
rangefinder camera I never needed one. I liked things plain and simple
......... like being a long long time VW owner you don't worry about power
air conditioning, just wind down the windows! Now that I am in the
electronic camera age a battery tester looks to be a necessity!!
You are very fortunate that the repair guy didn't have
>you leave the camera for 3 or 4 weeks, then replace the batteries and then
>charge you a good amount for a "repair" he did not do!
>There are a**holes like that out there. Again- don't take what I say the
>wrong way- we've all been there at one time or another, where the answer to
>the problem was something so simple we smacked ourselves in the forehead
>later. Glad the lesson didn't really cost you much.
I've taken my bath of abuse but I don't feel at all bad! Everyone's comments
has been appreciated and I do agree that I could have been taken for a ride.
Cheers
John
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