In a message dated 8/20/00 8:47:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
FAB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I am interested in purchasing a new automatic body to supplement my OM-1n
> and OM-2S. I was looking at the OM-4 line. There appear to be three
> offered: the OM-4, the OM-4T and the OM-4Ti. From what I gather, the OM-4T
> is the titanium version of the OM-4, and the OM-4Ti is the OM-4T with an
> updated circuit to lower "battery drain." A couple of questions:
This is sort of correct. The OM-4T and OM-4Ti are the same. For marketing and
warranty purposes, the American version was the 4T while the rest of the
world got the Ti. When they ran out of 4T's, all of them were called 4Ti's
> 1. Any reason to get an OM-4T instead of an OM-4?
Yes, because some of the OM-4's have a battery drain problem. The info is in
the archives as to how to test it with a microammeter but you would have
difficulty knowing which if you were to buy used. Some of the OM-4's were
upgraded to 4Ti circuit boards. The way to test this is to see if the battery
check light will go off. If it does by itself (30 seconds??), then it has the
4Ti circuit boards.
> 2. Is the battery drain problem on the OM-4 a significant problem?
It seems from various reports that the problem varies in intensity, to
locking up the camera to draining a battery in days, weeks or months.
> 3. Given the cost differential, am I just as well of with another OM-2S?
To me the great advantage of the 4T series is the spot averaging and
(sometimes) the highlight and shadow spot compensation buttons. But if you
can average in your head or add and subtract 2 1/2 stops or 2 stops, you can
do fine with the OM-2S. The only further significant advantage to the 4T
would be the use of the F280 flash for flash sync at all speeds, and the
titanium top and bottom covers.
>
Warren
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