Very reliable, most breakdowns are mechanical in nature.
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Walters, Martin wrote:
> John:
> I've never seen anything written to indicate that the 4T isn't reliable.
> Is this a fair assessment in your experience (recongizing no one knows
> when electronics will fail)?
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of John Hermanson
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 2:52 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: OM 2N vs OM4T(i) - Relative reliability/repairability
>
>
> OM-3 is very nice but it's circuit board is as complicated as an OM-4
> board and not available. 4t board is still available, but @ $200 plus
> labor to put it in, it's not looking very economical. High serial
> number OM-2 or (any) 2N are still more serviceable imo.
>
> John
> CPS, Inc.
>
>
> On 4/4/2008 11:12:56 AM, Leandro DUTRA (leandro.gfc.dutra@xxxxxxxxx)
> wrote:
>> 2008/4/4, Walters, Martin <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> I know the OM 2 is, and will remain, clearly repairable for a good
>
>>> while. What about the 4T(i)? Some bodies are approaching 20 years
>>> old. I presume that if the circuit board goes - the primary
>>> difference between the two - it's either an expensive paper weight
>>> or a significant repair bill.
>> If you want ultimate reliability, go OM-1 or 3...
>>
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