My point, which I didn't make very well, didn't have to do with battery
drain. It's not a real issue in an OM-4. Compare it to a Wunderbrick :)
My concern is the viability of the circuit itself. I don't know whether
I've seen a flock of bad ones, or whether people sell them when they suspect
(or know) the circuit is bad, or what, but the percentage of failures in
the OM-4 that I see are just too high. If it doesn't have a new circuit, I
won't buy it.
If an OM-PC dies, oh well, they're $80 or so. If an OM-4 fails.....
Tom
> At 10:42 AM 6/15/2003 -0400, Tom Scales wrote:
> >Fernando,
> >
> >Put fresh batteries in it and turn it onto battery test. It should start
a
> >continous beep. Count off about 40 seconds. If the beeping STOPS, then
it
> >has the 4T circuit and it is worth buying. Fixes the battery drain.
> >
> >If it doesn't stop, personally, I'd pass.
>
>
> Well, I *hate* to disagree with Tom (whose opinion I respect enormously),
> but in this case, I must needs do so. I own an OM-4, which I bought
during
> its first year of manufacture (mid-80s). It's still going strong after
all
> these years, I've never noticed a "battery drain" problem (though I'm sure
> it drains 'em faster than a 4-Ti, but then, taking them out if you're
> planning on storing the body for awhile is a good idea anyways), and takes
> well-exposed pictures. Last time I used it was last November (been too
> busy with non-photography life), but I exposed twenty rolls of Provia in
> New Mexico, it was my only camera body, and it performed flawlessly.
>
> I think the OM-4 has an undeservedly bad rep. If you get a good price for
> it, buy it. If you don't want it and the price is good, consider hooking
> me up. 8^>
>
>
> Garth
>
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