I have noticed this on my OM4T. It doesn't seem to happen normally, yet
when I used it on a cold night, it started doing it. I put it down to
temperature malfunction, but I didn't think of the possibility that it
might actually be a "feature"....
Robert Swier wrote:
> Hello all,
> Just to add a little extra OM content, I thought I'd ask for comments about
> some strange behavior I've noticed in my OM-4t. When shooting macro, I often
> use the self-timer to take advantage of the mirror lock-up and the touchless
> shutter release. I sit there while the camera is doing its beeps, then it
> does the exposure, and usually that's the end. However, sometimes after long
> expousures, the camera does a second round of beeps *after* the shutter has
> closed and the mirror has lowered. The pre-exposure beeps (and the flashing
> light) are obviously intended to say "get ready, I'm about to take a
> picture. I can't think of what a full sequence of beeps *after* the exposure
> could mean. I've often wondered if this was a feature of all OM-4t's or if
> my particular camera has some malfunction or something. This only happens on
> long exposures, but I don't think its susposed to be an indication that the
> maximum exposure time has been reached. The images are always properly
> exposed, so I've never bothered investigating it further.
> Cheers,
> Robert Swier
> Toronto, Canada
>
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