Sounds like your camera needs service.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Su <psu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 8:24 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-4T, batteries and heat
> I gave in to temptation a couple of months ago and bought an older
> OM4T... it seemed to work great on a couple of test rolls, so I was a
> happy camper.
>
> However, I'm having odd battery problems. The first time, the camera
> locked up in while taking a picture in auto mode. I figured the
> batteries were old and changed them out.
>
> Now, less than a roll later, the same thing has happened on the new
> (well, now 2 month old) batteries. I've been taking the camera to
> work in a backpack for a couple of months now. But it wasn't until
> yesterday that it hung up when taking a picture. The shutter stays
> open and the camera makes an odd continuous beeping sound.
>
> Also, the camera seems senstitive to heat. The camera locked up when
> it was very warm (in 98 degree weather, its been hot in the NE this
> week), but worked OK after cooling off. Also, the battery check was a
> discontinous tone when warm, but switched back to a continous tone
> after the camera had been in a room cool for a while. I'm not sure if
> heat really has anything to do with it.
>
> Anyway, I don't want to give this camera up as a lemon, but I don't
> really want have to spend a huge amount to fix it either... anyone
> have experience with this?
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
>
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