Well, I'm just guessing because you mentioned damp weather.
Was the wind blowing at the same time?
I'm asking because I've encountered some amazing voltage drops
with my cameras in such weather. I found that protecting my
battery or camera under my jacket where it was shielded from
both wind and rain helped tremendously.
(http://www.netcom.com/~flzhgn/fluking.htm)
I think that the black color of the Olympus and most cameras may
contribute to rapid cooling (black body radiation) and lower than
optimum battery voltages.
One of those EWA transparent plastic glove bag housings might be
the solution--does anyone know if they make one to fit an IS-3?
EWA camera housing would be just the thing to protect a camera against
sulferous fumes encountered around volcanoes and hot springs!
I wonder if that white Olympus camera featured in the 007 James Bond
movie would have been more impervious to rapid cooling (forgive me
for raising that old thread again).
Meg Caldwell Ryan wrote:
>
> I have a four-year-old Olympus IS-3 that I like very much and have come to
> depend on.
> However, on two different foreign trips, I've missed unique photo
> opportunities because several of the camera's electronic functions failed.
> In Martinique, the camera suddenly refused to focus and I couldn't depress
> the shutter. In New Zealand, the exposure compensation failed, followed by
> the built-in flash, and finally the zoom function (even though I had just
> installed fresh batteries). In both cases, all the functions returned to
> normal within a few hours, but the images I'd wanted to capture were long
> gone by then. Damp weather may have been a factor in one or both
> situations, though I'd protected the camera as much as possible, short of
> entirely suspending shooting.
>
> My guess is that, like any intermittent malfunction, this one would be
> difficult for a service person to diagnose and correct when the camera is
> functioning normally. I'd appreciate any suggestions as to how I can avoid
> similar problems in the future, especially when I'm traveling far from
> home. I like to "travel light" and so prefer not to tote a second camera
> as a backup.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Meg Caldwell Ryan
> Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
> e-mail: megryan@xxxxxxxxx
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