John,
Interesting to hear that the problem can also occur on 4Ti and 2N.
Any more information on what the problem actually is ?
As far as it occurring on the 2N, I have never experienced this on my 2N
which has regularly operated in weather extremes such as Bell's Beach in
winter ( a popular surf beach in S.E Australia where the air temperature
falls below 0.C ) and Singapore during the "wet" season. In thousands of
exposures, I cannot recall the OM2N ever malfunctioning or incorrectly
exposing.
Do I have an unusually good OM2N ?
My OM2N would be over 15 years old now & it has never been serviced. I am
too scared that something might happen, and anyway it is still working
perfectly and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" ! ( no disrespect to you as
I have no doubt you are a skilled technician).
By the way, Is there a recommended service interval for the OM1 & OM2 ? Is
their some minor maintenance I should do to ?
As far as the OM4 problem, I can live with it & I usually carry 2 cameras
anyway, but probably I have been so spoilt by the excellence of the OM1 &
OM2N that I might be ungrateful.
Anyway, the OM4 is so good that a problem like this should really be
covered by the manufacturer, as an expression of supporting product
excellence and superior customer service.
Once again, I am probably being idealistic.
Also, thanks to Jim Terazawa for the email address. I will certainly email
that person at Olympus.
Cheers,
Tony.
P.S. Are there many used Zuiko 1000 mm Super Telephotos around ? I probably
couldn't afford even a used one, but I would like to know what the prices
might be as I am considering doing a lot more sports photography now that I
have some time on my hands.
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> From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] - OM4 blues, advice needed.
> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 3:15 AM
>
> OM-4s lock up (you don't need a changing bag to change batteries), and
that can
> be fixed. For starters, use silver oxide 357 batteries only. Even the
2N will
> lock up. The 4T and 4Ti can, at times, malfunction as well.
>
> John
> Camtech
> www.zuiko.com
>
> Tony D'Alfonso wrote:
>
> > Dear John and other Zuikophobes,
> >
> > I am new to this list and the topic I want to discuss is probably old
hat,
> > but here goes.
> >
> > I have an OM2N which I consider to be the best photographic instrument
> > ever made. I bought one soon after they were released and it has NEVER
let
> > me down, and even one of my die hard Canon friends casts envious eyes
upon
> > it !
> >
> > When the OM4 was released I was in the USA and rushed out and purchased
one
> > and have been very happy with it except for a battery drain problem.
> > Sometimes, the camera will lock up half way through a film and the only
way
> > to restore it to normal is to stick it in a light-tight bag and change
the
> > batteries. I use the better batteries, SR 44's I think, so I know it is
not
> > related to battery types.
> >
> > I am told this was common with the first OM4 models & was corrected in
the
> > OM4 T (Ti ) models.
> >
> > Is this true, or am I alone with this problem ?
> >
> > Can anyone tell me the easiest way to correct this, as the Olympus
> > distributors in Australia do not even acknowledge there is a problem
with
> > battery drain. ?
> >
> > I am told one way to fix it is to replace the circuit board (very
> > expensive) or purchase a beaten up OM 4 and transplant its electronics
into
> > my OM4, on the assumption that a well used OM4 does not have a battery
> > drain problem.
> >
> > I emailed Olympus in Japan a year ago about it but had no response at
all
> > which is disappointing as I have been an Olympus customer for over 25
> > years.
> >
> > I would appreciate responses from the engineering/electronically minded
or
> > from others who have experienced and overcome this problem, especially
if
> > you live in Melbourne, Australia.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tony.
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [OM] T32 flash
> > > Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 2:55 AM
> > >
> > > On Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:36:34 -0400, John wrote:
> > >
> > > >Lee is correct, the 2S board is cousin to the 4 and bears no
resemblance
> > to
> > > >spartan simplicity (and wonderfulness) of the 2N.
> > > >
> > >
> > > How (as a now retired electronics engineer) I agree with that. The 2N
> > > was elegantly simple in its operation. It was so simple you could all
> > > but make it yourself from parts from Tandy (Radio Shack)!
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > --
> > > John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)
> > >
> > >
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