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Re: [OM] cold weather & OM's

Subject: Re: [OM] cold weather & OM's
From: WKato@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 00:44:20 EST
In a message dated 99-11-23 00:08:46 EST, you write:

> here's a question to the group: on my OM-4, after the mirror would lock up 
>  due to battery failure, and i unlocked it by going to the manaul 1/60 
>  setting, how can the mirror still lock up when i was using the mechanical 
>  1/60 setting?  the mirror would lock up when using the 1/60 setting, 
>  still..... then i took out the batteries, and the camera worked in the 
>  manual 1/60 setting..........
>  
>  uggggggg.

You might consider doing a reset by flicking the switch through battery check 
a couple of times.  It sounds like the OM4 is just trying to pick up where it 
left off before.

>  
>  and another question: who has had GOOD luck with their OM in cold weather, 
>  and what body is it????  because i have had such bad luck, i consider 
>  getting rid of it all sometimes...........

There is the OM3 but alas no self-timer with prefire or mirror lockup.


Warren

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