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On 1/16/13 6:52 AM, "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>There are 2 other boards involved if converting an old camera to CE,
>that can't be done. These boards could be used if camera is already CE
>version. Then board must be programmed.
>Tamron's going very well. I've been trained and certified on 17-50mm
>VC, 200-500mm, 60mm Macro, 70-200mm f2.8, 70-300mm VC, and the new
>24-70mm f2.8 VC.
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>On 1/15/2013 8:25 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Is the "CE circuit" the complete circuit board or is there another
>>piece?
>>
>> How are things at Tamron?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/15/2013 6:19 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>>> I have CE circuits for the 4T, but no one is likely to spend the $400 +
>>> to have one put in.
>>>
>>> ___________________________________
>>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>
>>> On 1/15/2013 5:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>> You'd better hope that it is batteries or electrical contacts or
>>>> something else equally simple. There are no more replacement circuit
>>>> boards available for OM-4s.
>>>>
>>>> Jez's comment that you must use silver oxide batteries is very
>>>> important. The OM-4T has better battery life than the OM-4 but
>>>>neither
>>>> camera has an off switch and is always idling at low power while
>>>> batteries are installed. If you use alkaline batteries the voltage
>>>>will
>>>> quickly fall below the minimum required to operate the camera. In
>>>>fact,
>>>> even if you're using silver oxide batteries if they have been
>>>>installed
>>>> since the summer you may have depleted them already. If you are going
>>>> to leave the camera unused for any long period of time it is best to
>>>> remove the batteries. In the meantime go find some silver oxide
>>>> batteries. We will all hope very fervently that your camera will soon
>>>> be working again.
>>>>
>>>> If the camera failed when you tried to take a shot and the mirror was
>>>> released and is stuck in the up position that is another indicator
>>>>that
>>>> the problem is low batteries. That behavior is by design. The mirror
>>>> is up but the shutter has not fired and that frame of film has not
>>>>been
>>>> wasted.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/15/2013 10:40 AM, Ch. Zhou wrote:
>>>>> I have an OM4T, bought it this summer and already shot a few rolls
>>>>>with it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My family went out hiking yesterday, and I put a new roll of Kodak
>>>>>Portra
>>>>> 400 in the camera, grabbed a T20 and left home.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> During the hiking, I shot a couple of pictures, some with flash some
>>>>> without. After the 10th shot, the camera was dead. There was no
>>>>>display, and
>>>>> the camera had no response to the Battery Check. Well, I thought the
>>>>>battery
>>>>> is dead. On the way home, I tried the Battery Check again,
>>>>>strangely, I can
>>>>> see the test light and heard audible signals, but still there was no
>>>>> display.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When we arrived at home, I tried new batteries. Now, the camera is
>>>>> completely dead, no display, no light, now sound.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you happen to know what kind of problems it might be? It seems
>>>>>that I now
>>>>> need to start saving a couple hundred dollar for a CLA. I like the
>>>>>camera, I
>>>>> want to use it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> EDB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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