Hi,
Thanks for the information about the batteries. I'm not an expert in
eletronics, so, I think the only way to me now is to buy a manual light meter
or continue to use my FM2n for measurements. It's a shame that Olympus have
discontinued the OM-System, letting their admirers without any choice about it.
I was thinking about buying an OM-4ti, but after reading some reviews about it
in internet sources, I gave up. Not because the camera's quality - outstanding,
specially its metering system -, but because in Brazil, where I live, it's very
hard to find people who knows how to fix it properly.
Thanks anyway, you are very kind
Francisco Campos
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Data:Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:05:13 +0100
Assunto:[OM] Batteries for OM1 was OM4TI
>
> Francisco,
> I'm afraid the only place is ebay now where the prices
> are extremelly high and they are rarely offered, cause their production
> was discontinued in 2001.
> The last known source http://www.px625.com/px625/main.cgi
> has been dried for several monthes.
>
> But there are still several possibilities how to convert the camera for
> LR44 or SR44 batteries normally available, which is in fact the only
> way how to use its lightmeter after many years when all even new Mercury
> batteries will die.
> If you know something about electrics it's good to read
> http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/PDFs/OM1DiodeVer2_1C.pdf
> from Tim Huges. Then the best solution seems to be using serial Germanium
> diode, but it will have definitelly temperature dependent accurancy, so
> regarding this small current schottky diode is better.
>
> I've found temperature and light intensity independent solution which
> require to request
> device samples from Texas Instruments and implementing simple circuitry
> under top metal cover of the OM-1(n). If you are interested to do it
> yourself
> or ask serviceman i'll email you schematic and all infos.
>
> Radek
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > I'd like to know where one can find batteries for the light meter of the
> Olympus-OM1. I'm using the light meter of my Nikon camera for photographing
> with my favorite camera, cause its batteries is not easily find in Brazil.
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Francisco Campos
>
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