Roger Wesson <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
>Silly question, probably, but I can't seem to find the answer in either
>e-sif or archives. Are there any OM bodies which use the battery on the
>B setting or are they always mechanical on B?
>
>Thanks,
>Roger
>
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to which Ralf Loi <ralf_loi@xxxxxxxxxx> replied
>I own, or I've used a OM-1, OM-1n, OM-4, OM-10, OM-20.
>All mechanical OM off course don't use batteries on B, and this apply on
>OM-1(n) and OM-3(Ti).
>The OM-4 (and also OM-4Ti and the OM-2S I think), even if it is an
>electronic camera, has a
>mechanical B and 1/60, so on these settings the camera does not need
>batteries.
>I'm not sure about the OM-2/OM-2n.
>For the OM-10/20 the camera need batteries also on B: without the shutter
>opens but never close.
>
>Ralf Loi
>
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Hi I have just tried this on my automatic bodies of which you weren't sure
OM-4Ti: Mechanical speed 1/60 (1/60 next to B) and B. No batteries needed
OM-2: Mechanical B only
OM-2n: Mechanical B only
Hope this helps.
Wiliam Wagenaar
Middelburg, the Netherlands
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