And, if need be, I have XA2 circuits, and can save people quite a bit off
that OM-4T, Ti circuit replacement price.
John
Camtech
R. Lee Hawkins wrote:
> Hi all:
> I just got off the phone with Scott at Photosphere in Dallas. He's a
> very nice guy, and very willing to answer questions. He reports that
> Photosphere still has circuits in stock for the following cameras:
>
> OM-PC (!)
> OM-2S (!!)
> XA, XA-3, XA-4 (none for XA-2, though).
>
> Thus, the "reports of the death of the -2S and -PC have been much
> exaggerated".
>
> As Jim reported, the cost of replacing a -4 circuit with a -4T circuit
> runs around $300. If your OM-4T goes bad, it still costs around $250.
>
> Interesting trivia: Scott says that they would NOT replace OM-4
> circuits with new OM-4 circuits, even if they could still get them.
> This is because it is much more labor intensive to replace an OM-4
> circuit. The OM-4T circuit is simplified, with less than half the
> number of wires of an OM-4 circuit.
>
> Other useful info:
> It would cost more to convert an OM-4 to an OM-4T (with super FP flash
> sync) than it would cost to buy a used OM-4T (4 boards instead of two
> are required, plus a new hotshoe and lots of extra labor). Thus,
> Photosphere won't do this conversion.
>
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