It's a European product conformity mark to signify that the product meets
all European standards (safety, health, environmental), and can therefore be
sold anywhere in the European Union without the need to further safety
testing etc. on import.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking
The later OM-4Ti cameras had a CE label on the baseplate.
Piers
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Subject: Re: [OM] sudern death of my OM4T
What does CE mean?
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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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